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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 9 October
In the Media <[link removed]> is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news <[link removed]> and opinion <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts <[link removed]> on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* Abuse victims call for the Archbishop of Canterbury to quit <[link removed]>
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has refused calls to resign over a damning Church of England child sex assault inquiry's 'shameful and disgraceful' findings.
Mail Online
* Anti-abortion protesters condemned for comparing terminations to Holocaust <[link removed]>
40 Days for Life, an American-based anti-abortion group, started demonstrations outside a dozen abortion clinics across England in September.
The Independent
* At-home abortions should be 'catalyst' for positive change to remain, experts urge <[link removed]>
Experts hope the relaxation of at-home abortion services amid the coronavirus pandemic will continue in England once the outbreak has passed.
Yahoo! News
* Muslims and humanists could be represented on Wrexham religious education advisory body <[link removed]>
Wrexham Council has outlined proposed changes to the constitution of the county borough's Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education (SACRE) after it was described as being "not fit for purpose". Currently the panel is only made up of figures from Christian denominations.
Wrexham.com
* China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims sparks anger near new embassy site in London <[link removed]>
China plans to establish its biggest diplomatic mission in the world at a site by the residential streets of Tower Hamlets, where four in 10 residents are Muslim. It is already facing opposition from some local councillors and residents.
CNN
* Mata Hari of the Vatican ‘used cash for handbags’ <[link removed]>
The investigation into Vatican finances that led to the abrupt ousting of a cardinal last month has also uncovered payments to a Sardinian woman who is alleged to have used money intended for the rescue of Catholic hostages to buy luxury handbags and clothing.
The Times (£)
* US: Orthodox Jewish demonstrators protest COVID-19 restrictions <[link removed]>
Irate Orthodox Jewish demonstrators stopped traffic, torched face masks and assaulted a reporter as they continued protests against coronavirus restrictions on Brooklyn streets Wednesday.
Mail Online
* 'When churches provide public services, they should follow the law' <[link removed]>
If the court expands its new "religious freedom" exception, local leaders will be forced to choose between funding discrimination against their residents and taking these services back from faith-based organisations at tremendous tax payer expense, says Michael Vargas.
San Jose Spotlight
* 'Fanning a complaint over church and state' <[link removed]>
Our founding fathers knew what they were doing in erecting a wall between church and state, says Ed Palm.
Kitsap Sun
* Proposed Sri Lankan charter change raises rights concerns <[link removed]>
A proposed amendment to Sri Lanka's Constitution that would consolidate power in the president's hands has raised concerns about the impact on ethnic minorities who fear their rights could be undermined by a nationalistic Sinhala Buddhist parliamentary majority.
Mail Online
* S.Korea proposes compromise abortion law after landmark court ruling <[link removed]>
South Korea on Wednesday proposed allowing abortion up until the fourteenth week of pregnancy as part of a new law designed to comply with a landmark ruling by the constitutional court that struck down a decades-long ban.
Reuters
* 'Circumcision: genital mutilation or simple medical procedure?' <[link removed]>
Critics say the procedure is unnecessary and unethical and lowers sexual pleasure.
South China Morning Post
** The latest from the NSS
* Those providing public services – including religious groups – should respect reasonable boundaries <[link removed]>
Following a call for a greater role for religion in public services, Stephen Evans argues that any expansion of faith-based provision mustn't see equality and fair treatment relegated to secondary or dispensable matters.
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