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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 12 November
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
* "Robust exchanges" between people of different political views could be prosecuted as hate crime, MSPs warned - NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Holyrood's justice committee has taken evidence on the draft hate crime bill from a panel of organisations, including the NSS. NSS spokesperson for Scotland Neil Barber is quoted.
The Scotsman
* Islamic faith school charity criticised for segregating male and female staff faces second inquiry <[link removed]>
The Rabia Educational Trust, which runs an Islamic school in Luton, Bedfordshire, has failed to comply with instructions from the Charity Commission.
Third Sector (£)
* Government backs new Soham faith school despite local opposition <[link removed]>
The government intends to push ahead with a new secondary faith school in Soham despite opposition from Cambridgeshire County Council and existing schools.
Ely Standard
* Dorset Police awards costs to Christian who preached on street during lockdown <[link removed]>
Dorset Police has awarded more than £1,000 in costs to a Christian charity leader, after a police officer used "reasonable force" to halt his preaching during the first Covid-19 lockdown.
Salisbury Journal
* People in Warwickshire offered 'gay conversion therapy' <[link removed]>
The chair of Warwickshire Pride said they were supporting someone who had been offered conversion therapy by a church they attend locally.
Coventry Live
* UK Jewish groups welcome scrapping of plan to ban infant male circumcision in Finland <[link removed]>
Lawmakers in Finland have removed language against non-medical circumcision of boys from a bill on female genital mutilation – following a push by Jews in the country and the UK groups.
Jewish News
* Austria will make it a criminal to offence to spread 'political Islam' <[link removed]>
The proposals include the ability to keep individuals convicted of terror offences behind bars for life, electronic surveillance of people convicted of terror-related offenses upon release and criminalizing religiously motivated political extremism.
Mail Online
* Hungary government proposes same-sex adoption ban <[link removed]>
Hungary's government has drafted a change to the country's constitution that would in effect ban adoption by same-sex couples.
BBC
* Poland to consider outright ban on LGBT+ Pride parades <[link removed]>
The proposed law, entitled "Stop LGBT", was submitted to parliament on Monday (November 9) by the lobby group Life and Family Foundation.
Pink News
* Uphold religious symbol ban to spare children from being influenced by hijab, Quebec parents plead <[link removed]>
Several parents pleaded with a Quebec Superior Court judge on Monday to uphold the province's religious symbols ban in order to shield their children from being exposed to the hijab, which they believe conveys a "pernicious" sexist message.
CBC
** New NSS podcast
* Ep 38: Disestablishing the Church of England <[link removed]>
In this episode, Emma Park is joined by the NSS's Stephen Evans to discuss the 2020 Bradlaugh Lecture and the case for disestablishing the Church of England.
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