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Your daily media briefing - Friday 20 November

  

In the Media is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

NSS quoted: Ministers urged to act over private Christian school teaching creationism in science classes

The Vine Christian School declares on its website that "science is taught from the Biblical perspective of creation". The National Secular Society has expressed its concerns in a letter to the education minister Baroness Berridge.

iNews

 

Up to £1.1 billion in government PPE contracts awarded to firms linked to religious sect

More than 20 companies with links to an evangelical Christian sect have been awarded central and local government contracts for the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) worth up to £1.1 billion since March, an investigation by Byline Times and The Citizens has found.

Byline Times

 

95% of students in NI’s Holylands are Catholic – with sectarian divide branded ‘depressing’

Fresh figures from NI's universities paint a picture of extreme segregation in Belfast's Holylands district – showing a colossal 95% of the students living there are Catholic.

News Letter

 

Almost half of LGBT+ children don’t feel safe at school, report finds

Almost half (46 per cent) of LGBT+ school students in England do not feel safe to be themselves at school, a study has revealed.

Pink News

 

‘Will Britain stand up for liberal Muslims?’

Instead of elevating liberal voices in Islam, we see regression, says Seyran Ates.

Unherd

 

‘We cannot police the minds of individuals in their own homes’

The authoritarianism of Scotland's Hate Crime Bill is a direct threat to the values which it seeks to defend, says Cllr Andy Doig.

The National

 

Ireland: Trust quiet on safeguarding measures following failed circumcision procedure on twin babies

The General Medical Council has confirmed they are aware of an alleged incident involving a doctor employed by the Western Health and Social Care Trust, and assured action will be taken to restrict practice in the event a risk to patient safety is identified.

The Irish News

 

France's Macron issues 'Republican values' ultimatum to Muslim leaders

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Muslim leaders to accept a "charter of Republican values" as part of a broad clampdown on radical Islam.

BBC

 

‘Moderate Muslims must stand up and speak’

Following the horrific events in France and Austria, Muslim communities around the world have engaged in debates surrounding freedom of speech and the challenges minorities face in multicultural societies, writes Dr. MJ Khan.

The Parliament Magazine

 

Strongly religious people less likely to get Covid vaccine – survey

People living in disadvantaged areas, people with populist views and people who are more religious are more likely to be hesitant or resistant to being vaccinated against Covid-19, the first nationally representative survey of attitudes towards a virus vaccine has found.

The Guardian

  

The latest from the NSS and the No More Faith Schools campaign

 

Geoffrey Robertson calls for CoE’s disestablishment in NSS lecture

Leading human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson has called for the C of E's disestablishment in the NSS's 2020 Bradlaugh Lecture.

  

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