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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 2 December

  

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

 

Catholic priest Patrick Smythe charged with historic sex offences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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?’

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’

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

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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