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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 2 December

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

* Catholic priest Patrick Smythe charged with historic sex offences <[link removed]>

A Catholic priest has been charged with sexual offences against boys dating back more than 40 years.

BBC

* Woman accused of sending Islamic State video to cop appears in court <[link removed]>

Aaminah Amatullah, who used to be called Alison Clare Beech, pleaded not guilty to both charges she faced.

Birmingham Mail

* Attack on Sikh schoolboy being treated as a hate crime <[link removed]>

An attack on a Sikh schoolboy which was filmed by witnesses is being treated as a hate crime, police have said.

Asian Image

* Keir Starmer urged to return donations from 'Islamophobic' property developer <[link removed]>

Keir Starmer has been urged to return donations to Labour made by a property developer whose tweets have been condemned by Muslim groups as 'Islamophobic'.

The Guardian

* ‘The Scottish Government has made the Hate Crime Bill controversial’ – NSS mentioned <[link removed]>

It's been clear throughout that insufficient preparation has gone into the bill before it was published, says Jenni Davidson

Holyrood

* Hungary MEP quits after allegedly fleeing gay orgy <[link removed]>

An MEP from Hungary's ruling party, which is hostile to LGBT rights, has quit after he was caught attending what Belgian media describe as a gay sex party in Brussels on Friday.

BBC

* Five protesters killed in clashes with supporters of radical Iraqi cleric <[link removed]>

Anti-government demonstrators attempted to block the path of a rally supporting Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr.

Express and Star

* ‘France is standing up against extremism, without compromising its values’ <[link removed]>

We are combating radicalisation in our country — never a religion or a community, says the ambassador of France to the United States.

The Washington Post

* ‘When one parent leaves a Hasidic Jewish community, what happens to the kids?’ <[link removed]>

The irreconcilable differences between Orthodoxy and secularism increasingly end up in court, says Larissa MacFarquhar.

The New Yorker

* ‘Women's movement sweeps Latin America to loosen abortion restrictions’ <[link removed]>

Several out of more than 20 Latin American nations ban abortion outright, including El Salvador, which has sentenced some women to up to 40 years in prison.

Reuters

** In case you missed it...

* Success: free speech clause in hate crime bill to be strengthened <[link removed]>

The NSS has welcomed the Scottish government's decision to strengthen a clause on free speech on religion in its current hate crime bill.

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