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Your daily media briefing - Friday 13 September

  

In the Media, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.

  

Secularism in the media

 

Measles surge among London’s Charedi Jewish children

Public health officials have revealed how a staggering 300 cases of measles were reported in north London's Orthodox Jewish community in the first five months of 2019 alone.

Jewish News

 

‘UK Christian conservatives join disastrous global backlash against sex education’

Sophie Hemery and Nandini Archer say Christian right opposition to relationships and sex education is highly organised and has international links.

openDemocracy

 

Pair ‘plotted honour killing’ of relative who denounced Islam

Two men accused of plotting the 'honour killing' of a 25-year-old relative who denounced Islam appeared in court today.

Metro

 

Catholic school’s catchment area widened to allow children free transport over longer distances

Argyll and Bute Council has decided to widen the catchment area of St Columba's Primary School in Oban after some parents complained that their children did not benefit from free transport to the school.

Scottish Catholic Observer

 

Man denies attacking five mosques in Birmingham in a day

A man has denied causing at least £11,500 of damage to five mosques that had their doors and windows smashed on the same day.

The Guardian

 

SNP MP who voted against lifting NI abortion ban faces deselection

A bishop has backed SNP MP Lisa Cameron, who is facing deselection and says it is linked to her opposition to abortion.

The National

 

‘The vanity of Western feminists who think Margaret Atwood writes about them’

Allison Pearson says The Handmaid's Tale has striking parallels with the treatment of women in Iran.

The Spectator (£)

 

New York City to end ban on gay conversion therapy to avoid US Supreme Court fight

Members of the New York City Council plan to repeal a nearly two-year-old ban on LGBT 'conversion therapy' to avoid a lawsuit that could establish a legal precedent protecting the practice, according to reports.

The Hill

 

Archbishop says priests in Tasmania won’t comply with law on reporting of abuse

The leader of Tasmania's Catholic Church said priests in his archdiocese will not comply with a law that would require them to report suspected child abuse, including if it is revealed in the confessional.

Catholic Herald

  

Latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign

 

NMFS campaign opposing new selective Catholic school

The NMFS campaign is resisting plans to open a religiously selective Catholic school in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire.

  

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