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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 7 October

  

In the Media is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion and listen to our podcasts on our website.

(Apologies for the delay today. This was due to maintenace work on our systems).

  

Secularism in the media

 

C of E bishops should lose responsibility for safeguarding children, says inquiry

A damning report from the independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), published on Tuesday, said the C of E's culture of deference and "clericalism" meant it was a place where abusers could hide.

The Guardian

 

Margaret Ferrier MP gave church reading after developing coronavirus symptoms

Ferrier attended a public mass at a Catholic church in Glasgow the day after she took a Covid test.

Daily Record

 

'Buffer zone' banning anti-abortion protests outside clinic approved

Plans to ban anti-abortion protests outside a clinic in Fallowfield have moved a step closer after the city council agreed to introduce a 'buffer zone' around the premises.

Manchester Evening News

 

Anti-abortion preacher must not yell ‘murderer’

A street preacher is banned from saying 'murderer' within 80 yards of abortion clinics.

Metro

 

France plans punishment for 'virginity tests'

The French government plans to introduce jail terms and fines for doctors who provide controversial so-called "virginity certificates" for traditional religious marriages.

BBC

 

Cardinal Pell accuser denies bribe

An Australian man who accused Cardinal George Pell of sexually abusing him denied Monday he was bribed for his testimony, shooting down the latest conspiracy theory to roil the Vatican amid a corruption investigation into its shady finances.

Associated Press

 

Court acquits Pakistani Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy

A Christian man who was sentenced to death on charges of blasphemy has been acquitted by a court in Pakistan.

Premier Christian News

 

Rihanna apologises after using Islamic scripture in lingerie show

Singer Rihanna has apologised to the Muslim community after a hadith was featured during part of her Savage X Fenty lingerie fashion show.

Metro

 

Kenya: MP seeks ban on traditional circumcision methods

Traditional methods of circumcision will be outlawed if parliament enacts Kandara MP Alice Wahome's Bill on male genital cutting.

The Star

 

'Dalit women are among the most oppressed in the world'

These women, who comprise about 16% of India's female population, face a "triple burden" of gender bias, caste discrimination and economic deprivation.

BBC

  

The latest from the NSS

 

CoE put its reputation before child protection, abuse inquiry finds

The Church of England failed to take action to deal with child abuse as it prioritised defending its reputation, an inquiry has found.

  

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