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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 25 September
In the Media <[link removed]>, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.
** Secularism in the media
* Theresa Villiers says government won’t require labelling of non-stun meat – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
The environment secretary has said the government will not introduce labelling on meat from non-stun slaughter. The NSS has written to her to urge a rethink.
Farmers Guardian
* ‘A wrong against boys: an impossible conversation about circumcision’ <[link removed]>
Iona Italia says children's bodies are not the property of their parents, to be modified to reflect their desires or values, in this long read.
Areo
* Plans for £40m Church of England school unveiled in Southampton <[link removed]>
An artist's impression has shown plans for the redevelopment of a Church of England school in Southampton. The new school, which is partly being built on the site of the old one, is expected to cost £39.8m.
Southern Daily Echo
* Plans to expand Muslim school in Bolton revealed <[link removed]>
Plans to expand a Muslim school in Bolton in Greater Manchester to accommodate 150 more pupils have been revealed.
The Bolton News
* Buddhist charity remains under scrutiny after disgraced founder's death <[link removed]>
A Buddhist charity in north London remains under investigation following the death last month of its guru founder and the disqualification of an ex-trustee.
Islington Gazette
* Thousands protest against new criminal code in Indonesia <[link removed]>
Thousands of students have taken to the streets in Indonesia to protest against a "disastrous" draft criminal code that would include outlawing extramarital sex.
The Guardian
* Jacinda Ardern discusses aftermath of NZ mosque attacks in address to UN <[link removed]>
New Zealand's prime minister has said social media users should speak with "the responsibility of someone who knows a small child might be listening" in the wake of Christchurch mosque attacks. She made the remarks in a speech to the UN general assembly.
NZ Herald
* Saudi Arabia accuses Australia of racism in extraordinary UN broadside <[link removed]>
Saudi Arabia has accused the Australian government of racism and of supporting anti-Islamic terrorists like the alleged Christchurch shooter, in an extraordinary dispute that has erupted at the United Nations.
The Guardian
* Anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali launches global bid to protect girls <[link removed]>
Campaigner Nimco Ali has launched a global project to end FGM by 2030.
Reuters
* Civic event in Wick to welcome Church of Scotland moderator <[link removed]>
A civic reception was held at Wick Town Hall in Caithness on Monday evening to mark the visit of the moderator of the Church of Scotland.
John O'Groat Journal
* Anti-LGBT bigotry celebrated at a Christian Concern Oxford shindig <[link removed]>
The group Christian Concern has held a reception to celebrate two 10-year-olds who have refused to take part in lessons which mention LGBT equality.
The Freethinker (Patheos)
* Captain Morgan website in US asks visitors to confirm they are ‘non-Muslim’ <[link removed]>
The rum company Captain Morgan asked visitors to confirm they were 'non-Muslim' before entering its US website on Saturday. The message was quickly removed. The company said it was put up because US users were accidentally shown a message from the UAE, where licensing laws require it.
Metro
** In case you missed it: from the NSS
* NSS challenges government backtracking on non-stun meat labelling <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged the government to reconsider an apparent backtrack on requiring meat from unstunned animals to be labelled.
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