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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 13 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
* Ireland: Catholic symbols in state schools to be phased out <[link removed]>
State secondary schools in Ireland are to phase out a range of Catholic influences such as mandatory graduation masses, the display of Catholic symbols only and visits from diocesan inspectors.
The Irish Times
* Church of England’s ‘Safe Spaces’ helpline labelled 'unsafe' by abuse survivors <[link removed]>
Survivors claim the helpline was 'rushed' into service so archbishops could refer to it in their response to the child sex abuse report
The Telegraph
* Church of England statistics: attendance still falling <[link removed]>
In the decade since 2009, most key measures of attendance have fallen by between 15 and 20 per cent, and by three per cent since 2014, according to a Church of England report.
Church Times
* Regulator finds mismanagement at Christian broadcasting charity <[link removed]>
The regulator published an inquiry report into the Revelation Foundation, a Christian broadcaster, on Friday. It uncovered flaws in its structure and serious governance failings that amount to mismanagement by its trustees.
Civil Society
* Catholic Church thanks Government for 'lifeline' heritage fund <[link removed]>
The first major tranche of grants from the Government's £1.57bn fund include the Catholic Bishops' Conference, which is to receive £3m.
Christian Today
* MEPs condemn LGBT conversion therapy in appeal to European Commission <[link removed]>
More than sixty Members of the European Parliament have signed a letter to three European Commissioners, demanding a Europe-wide ban on so-called "conversion therapy" practices.
The Parliament Magazine
* France: Islamic scholar charged with rape hires convicted teacher for new school <[link removed]>
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan has recruited a barred teacher who showed support for the Charlie Hebdo massacre to work in his new school. Mr Ramadan is launching a centre in France to teach ethics and feminism this month, despite being suspended from his Oxford University post over rape allegations.
TheNational.ae
* Algeria hands activist 10-year sentence for 'inciting atheism' <[link removed]>
An Algerian activist has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and fined over $77,000 for "inciting atheism", "offending or denigrating the dogma and precepts of Islam", and "undermining national unity".
Middle East Eye
* Jewellery ad on interfaith couple withdrawn after outrage <[link removed]>
Popular Indian jewellery brand Tanishq has withdrawn an advertisement featuring an interfaith couple after a right-wing backlash on social media.
BBC
* 'Chained and locked up, why some Nigerians turn to religion to treat the mentally ill' <[link removed]>
In parts of Nigeria, it is common to attribute mental illness to supernatural factors such as witchcraft or repercussion for sins against God, according to a report in the Integrative Journal of Global Health.
CNN
** The latest from the NSS
* Regular C of E worshippers form less than 2% of England’s population <[link removed]>
Fewer than 2% of people in England regularly worshipped at CoE churches in 2019, even though many children attended services for schools.
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