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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 17 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
* Ireland: Schools not outlining plans for those opting out of religion, survey finds <[link removed]>
Most schools are not complying with legal requirements which require them to detail arrangements for students who do not wish to attend religious instruction, according to a new survey.
The Irish Times
* Scotland Yard warns religious leaders not to hold communal church services after series of lockdown breaches <[link removed]>
Scotland Yard has slammed faith leaders for 'deliberate, dangerous and flagrant attempts' made to ignore coronavirus regulations.
Mail Online
* Third senior figure at Islamic Relief Worldwide steps down after making antisemitic comments <[link removed]>
A senior director at Islamic Relief Worldwide has become the third senior figure forced to step down for posting antisemitic comments on social media.
Third Sector (£)
* Actress who lost role following Facebook post quoting Bible about homosexuality wins backing for legal battle <[link removed]>
An actress who was sacked from a stage musical for saying she does not believe homosexuality is right has won backing from a leading theatre critic.
Mail Online
* 'Abuse victims demand real change' <[link removed]>
A letter from clerical abuse survivors says that while the Catholic church made every effort to protect its reputation and resources, it neglected victims and survivors.
The Tablet (£)
* Macron claims Anglo-American press 'legitimising' violence against France <[link removed]>
Emmanuel Macron has accused the New York Times and other English-speaking media of "legitimising" violence against France by branding the country "racist and Islamophobic".
The Telegraph
* 'Where are France’s allies in the fight against Islamism?' <[link removed]>
The principles France is defending may be subtly different from those of the UK, but at the most fundamental level they are shared, says Douglas Murray.
The Spectator (£)
* Papal nuncio could get 10-month prison sentence for sexual harassment <[link removed]>
A French prosecutor has asked a criminal court in Paris to sentence the Vatican's former ambassador to France to a 10-month suspended sentence for sexually assaulting a number of young men between 2018 and 2019.
La Croix International
* Nigeria: Atheist spends six months in detention without trial <[link removed]>
Atheist Mubarak Bala has spent 200 days in detention without trial for allegedly blaspheming against the Islamic prophet Muhammed.
Punch
* Headscarf rebel Nasibe Semsai faces deportation to Iran <[link removed]>
A woman who fled Iran after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for her part in women's protests against the headscarf faces being deported back there after she was arrested in Turkey.
The Times (£)
** In case you missed it...
* Why was the Church of England allowed to influence the direction of our local secular schools? <[link removed]>
The church was given a key role on the board of our local multi-academy trust – even though there were no faith schools in it. Chris Leng questions the assumptions which lay behind this arrangement.
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