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Your daily media briefing - Friday 27 September

  

In the Media, 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

 

Rise in schools not fully providing Religious Education

The number of schools flouting RE laws has risen, research by the National Association of Teachers of RE suggests.

Church Times

 

Council 'has no power' to impose temporary ban on Glasgow marches

Glasgow City Council has said it cannot go ahead with a temporary ban on loyalist and republican marches because there is currently "no legal basis".

BBC

 

Most teachers do not have a religion, survey suggests

Almost two-thirds of teachers polled say that they have no religion, and only 15 per cent identify as Anglican, findings from a survey of teachers suggest.

Church Times

 

County Antrim Catholic school closure delayed for integration bid

A plan to close a Catholic school in August 2020 has been delayed to enable its attempt to transform into an integrated school.

BBC

 

Drop in vaccination rates in England alarming, experts warn

Experts have expressed alarm at a drop in take-up of all routine childhood vaccinations across England which leaves many thousands of children under-protected.

The Guardian

 

Ofsted highlights safeguarding concerns at Catholic primary school

A primary school in Portsmouth has seen its Ofsted judgement fall from good to inadequate in less than a year with concerns over children's safety highlighted in the report.

The News (Portsmouth)

 

Mexico's Oaxaca state decriminalises abortion

Women's rights activists in Mexico are celebrating after the southern state of Oaxaca decriminalised abortion. Activists hope the move signals broader reforms to ensure reproductive rights in what is still a conservative and deeply Catholic country.

The Guardian

 

Vatican fury at Italian court over assisted suicide ruling

The Vatican accused Italy of "spreading a culture of death" yesterday after its constitutional court ruled that it was not always a crime to help someone facing intolerable suffering to die.

The Times (£)

 

Most Jewish Israelis want ultra-Orthodox parties out of government, survey finds

A majority of Jewish voters in Israel want their next government to be less religious than it is now, polling has found.

The Times of Israel

 

Rights advocates call Trump's pledge to decriminalise gay sex 'a lie'

President Trump pledged this week to help end the criminalisation of homosexuality globally, but LGBT+ rights advocates took a dim view of his speech at the United Nations, accusing him of rolling back protections at home.

Reuters

 

‘The ultra-Orthodox Jewish community’s sexual abuse crisis in New York has finally reached a tipping point’

Hella Winton says one of the most secretive and isolated subcultures in the United States is facing possible exposure, thanks to a new law.

Vice

  

In case you missed it: from the NSS

 

NSS criticises council for giving church £40k amid local opposition

The NSS has criticised a Dorset town council for spending £40,000 on church repairs despite the Church of England's significant wealth.

  

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