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** Secularism in the media
* Bibles and newspapers would be banned under new hate crime law, say organisations - NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Books, bibles and newspapers would be seized and destroyed under the SNP's plan to criminalise "inflammatory" publications, religious and secular organisations have warned.
The Times (£)
* Barclays in row with controversial Christian group after shutting down its bank accounts <[link removed]>
Core Issues Trust is suing the bank for closing its accounts after criticism for providing services to the 'gay conversion' charity.
Mail Online
* Sikh group loses court battle to get Sikhs recorded as ethnic group in next census
Sikhs will not be recorded as an ethnic group in the 2021 UK census, as a community group has lost its long-drawn out battle in the London high court.
The Times of India
* Austria closes mosque frequented by Vienna attacker <[link removed]>
Austria has closed a mosque and an Islamic association frequented by a man who shot four people dead in a rampage through Vienna on Monday, Integration Minister Susanne Raab told a news conference on Friday.
Reuters
* Trudeau and Macron speak after cartoon remark controversy <[link removed]>
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with his French counterpart amid controversy over recent comments he made about free expression. Mr Trudeau's remarks last week about freedom of expression were criticised in both Canada and France.
BBC
* 'Borat 2' posters removed from Paris buses amid backlash from Muslims <[link removed]>
The marketing for the comedy sequel features Sacha Baron Cohen as his Kazakh journalist alter ego, reclining in a surgical mask mankini and wearing a ring inscribed with the word "Allah" in Arabic.
Yahoo
* 'The New York Times is wrong about Macron’s war on Islamism' <[link removed]>
France is not 'at war with its Muslims', says Stephen Daisley.
The Spectator
* 'Europe’s cities are becoming a refuge for Islamist extremists' <[link removed]>
By supporting Muslim nations and individuals who are modern, enlightened, secular and at peace with the world, we further isolate and defeat Islamists who crave a caliphate, says Ed Husain.
The Spectator
* 'How Polish protests go beyond abortion rights' <[link removed]>
Mass demonstrations have exposed underlying anger at political and religious interference in people's everyday lives, says Jon Henley.
The Guardian
* Biden win seen as green light for women's reproductive rights <[link removed]>
Democrat Joe Biden as US president will bring sweeping changes to women's reproductive rights globally, starting with overturning a US policy banning government-funded aid groups from mentioning abortion, according to campaign groups.
Reuters
* 'Religious freedom is no excuse for discrimination against gay couples' <[link removed]>
A Catholic social-services agency urged the Supreme Court this week to rule that the agency can participate in the city of Philadelphia's foster-care program while refusing to work with same-sex couples. The court should reject the agency's appeal and make it clear that religious freedom may not be used as a license to discriminate, says LA Times.
Los Angeles Times
* Emirates lift Sharia to allow alcohol and ban honour killings <[link removed]>
Drinking alcohol and cohabiting outside marriage are to be allowed in the United Arab Emirates after the state announced a relaxation of its strict Islamic laws.
The Times (£)
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* 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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