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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 26 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
* Meat from animals not stunned before slaughter must be labelled, vet association says <[link removed]>
Meat that comes from animals which are not stunned before they are killed must be labelled, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said.
The Telegraph
* Church leaders threaten legal action over Welsh firebreak <[link removed]>
Christian leaders have urged the Welsh Government to not close churches during the firebreak lockdown.
Largs & Milport Weekly News
* New move to introduce assisted dying in Scotland <[link removed]>
Proposed new laws to introduce assisted dying in Scotland will come before MSPs in the next Scottish Parliament after May's election, campaigners have said.
The Scotsman
* Women forced to risk health and confidentiality when getting emergency contraception amid coronavirus crisis <[link removed]>
Women are being pushed into putting their health and confidentiality at risk when seeking emergency contraception due to being forced to answer highly personal questions in front of other customers in the wake of the pandemic.
The Independent
* Gay teacher murdered by churchwarden was ‘put at risk’ by Church of England’s anti-LGBT+ stance <[link removed]>
A gay retired teacher who was abused and murdered by a churchwarden was "vulnerable to exploitation" because of the church's anti-gay policies, an independent investigation found.
Pink News
* 'Pope Francis’ blessing of same-sex couples won’t change the treatment of LGBTQ+ people by the church' <[link removed]>
Same-sex relationships are still considered 'deviant behaviour' under the current Catholic doctrine, says Grace Walsh.
iNews
* Pope Francis’ views on same-sex civil unions were cut from a 2019 Vatican interview <[link removed]>
A Mexican broadcast company says Francis made the comments to its correspondent more than a year ago, and people close to the company say the Vatican then edited them out.
The New York Times
* France recalls envoy after Turkey scolds Macron over Muslims <[link removed]>
France recalled its ambassador on Saturday after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said his counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed mental help over his attitude towards Muslims.
Reuters
* France urges Arab nations to prevent boycotts over Macron's cartoons defence <[link removed]>
France has urged Middle Eastern countries to end calls for a boycott of its goods in protest at President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the right to show cartoons of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
BBC
* 'Samuel Paty and free speech' <[link removed]>
In a secular society, no faith can or should be immunised from criticism, satire or mockery, says a letter to the editor
Jewish News
* Polish protesters disrupt church services over near-total abortion ban <[link removed]>
Thousands of activists disrupted church services across Poland on Sunday, chanting during mass and spraying slogans on walls to protest against a court ruling that amounts to a near-total ban on abortion.
Reuters
* US, Saudi Arabia and Uganda join forces to declare women have no intrinsic right to abortion
Ten of world's 20 worst countries for women sign declaration organised by Trump administration.
The Independent
** The latest from the NSS and the No More Faith Schools campaign
* The BMA’s opportunity to rethink its position on assisted dying <[link removed]>
The British Medical Association's opposition to assisted dying is at odds with its members' views. There's now a chance for the BMA and parliamentarians to stand up to religious obstructionism, says Dr Antony Lempert.
* Parent’s perspective: my son’s faith school has restricted his subject choices <[link removed]>
By giving special weight to RE, my son's faith school has restricted his options elsewhere, says Jenny from Bath.
** From the NSS president
* IICSA must demand a mandatory reporting law for child sexual abuse, and find a way for victims of clerical abuse to be fairly compensated <[link removed]>
By Keith Porteous Wood, on Medium
The Church of England's failings have once again been laid bare, and the child abuse inquiry must take a firm stance in response.
** Online Bradlaugh Lecture 2020
* Geoffrey Robertson to argue for disestablishment in NSS lecture <[link removed]>
Human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson will make the case for disestablishing the C of E in the NSS's 2020 Bradlaugh Lecture.
** Work for the NSS
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The National Secular Society is looking for an author to overhaul and develop our 'Exploring Secularism' resources.
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