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** Secularism in the media
* Illegal religious schools exploiting ‘loopholes’ to teach full classes during lockdown <[link removed]>
Unregistered illegal religious schools are continuing to operate during lockdown, sparking concerns about the health of pupils and the wider community.
iNews
* Charedi Jewish school in Gateshead says pupils’ ‘weekend off’ in London was Covid-19 compliant <[link removed]>
Pupils at a Jewish faith school in Gateshead went on a break to London this weekend - but the school has insisted it was Covid-19 compliant.
The JC
* Two thirds of London Charedi Jews had Covid last year <[link removed]>
Up to two thirds of London's strictly Orthodox Jews had Covid-19 last year – one of the highest rates in the world and more than nine times higher than the national average.
Jewish News
* Non-stunned halal and kosher meat must be clearly labelled, vets say <[link removed]>
Non-stunned halal and kosher meat must be clearly labelled to give consumers the choice to boycott it, the British Veterinary Association has said.
The Telegraph*
* TFL allows controversial bishop who sold coronavirus ‘cures’ to advertise on London buses <[link removed]>
A controversial Camberwell pastor who sold coronavirus 'cures' made of just oil and string is being allowed to advertise on London buses.
Southwark News
* Only one in 10 Brits think Covid-19 has strengthened their religious faith <[link removed]>
Only one in 10 people in Britain report that the pandemic has made their personal religious faith stronger, according to new data from Pew Research.
Christian Today
* Catholic order allows accused child abuser to live by school because of 'locked gate' <[link removed]>
The man, a member of French Catholic order the Brothers of Christian Instruction, had been living in accommodation adjoining the grounds of St Francis Xavier's College without the knowledge of the head teacher or governors.
Liverpool Echo
* ‘My school’s lack of sex education left me clueless’ <[link removed]>
"Our sex education was religion in action – we were shown a cartoon of a man and a woman doing the deed but the video made clear the couple were married and only having sex to have a baby."
Metro
* Arrests in Turkey over Mecca poster with LGBT flags <[link removed]>
Two students have been arrested in Turkey on charges of inciting hatred and insulting religious values for a poster depicting the Kaaba in Mecca with LGBT flags.
The Associated Press
* Bermuda: Take mandatory prayer out of school assemblies, campaigners say <[link removed]>
A pressure group is calling for religion to be banned from public school assemblies, claiming it is a coercive form of oppression that breaches the rights of children.
The Royal Gazette
** New NSS podcast
* Religious conversion isn’t a charitable endeavour – Opinion Out Loud Ep 03 <[link removed]>
Some registered charities exist primarily to convert members of one religion to another. Megan Manson says such activity is harmful to community cohesion – and shouldn't be treated as a valid charitable purpose.
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