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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 3 November
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** Secularism in the media
* Islamist terrorist responsible for Vienna shooting, say authorities <[link removed]>
An Islamic State sympathiser led a terrorist shooting attack on Vienna on Monday night, killing at least three people, authorities have said, as Austrian police searched for accomplices that might still be at large.
The Guardian
* Bangladesh Islamists give government 24-hour ultimatum to sever diplomatic ties with France <[link removed]>
An Islamist group in Bangladesh, Hefazat-e-Islam, has given the country's government a 24-hour ultimatum to cut diplomatic ties with France, as thousands of protesters marched towards the French embassy in Dhaka on Monday.
The Independent
* 100 Indian personalities condemn France attacks, remarks by Muslim leaders <[link removed]>
Over 100 prominent Indian personalities said they were disturbed by the 'convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder'.
Scroll.in
* 'France’s secularism means freedom and protection for all' <[link removed]>
To defend the right of freedom of expression is the only way to keep debate and democracy alive, says French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal.
Politico
* Christian MPs call for national day of prayer amid pandemic <[link removed]>
DUP MPs Jim Shannon and Ian Paisley called on the Prime Minister to "initiate a national day of prayer to enable those to seek God" to help people deal with the greater coronavirus restrictions.
Premier Christian News
* Religious leaders not consulted over provisions for second national lockdown <[link removed]>
Senior clergy members say they were not consulted over provisions for a second national lockdown and will write to the Government to question why "certain exemptions" have not been made.
Yahoo News
* Vatican says Church does not support same-sex civil unions despite Pope comments <[link removed]>
The Vatican has said comments by Pope Francis on civil union laws in a documentary last month were taken out of context and did not signal a change in Church doctrine on homosexuals or support for same-sex marriage.
The Independent
* European Parliament political group presidents decry ‘barbaric’ Polish abortion ruling <[link removed]>
The leaders of five of Parliament's political groups have written to the Polish Prime Minister to denounce the ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal which imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the country.
The Parliament Magazine
* 'Why so many Poles are breaking with the Catholic Church' <[link removed]>
The court's abortion ruling has brought to a head a growing sense of alienation from the church, says Magdalena Moskalewicz.
The Washington Post
* Non-stun export ban sparks mass farmer protests across Poland <[link removed]>
Thousands of farmers are taking part in ongoing mass protests across Poland after their country's government voted to ban the £1.4 billion industry of non-stun kosher and halal meat for export in an animal rights Bill.
Farmers Guardian
** The latest from the NSS
* Church and state should be separate <[link removed]>
Ahead of the NSS's 2020 Bradlaugh Lecture on the subject, Stephen Evans says the disestablishment of the Church of England is right in principle and could benefit church and state alike.
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