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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 3 February

  

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.

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Secularism in the media

 

Sacked actress 'would have refused to play gay role'

A Christian actress who was dropped from a play for posting alleged homophobic remarks online would have refused the role if she'd known the character was gay, a tribunal has heard.

BBC

 

Lords defeats government over UK courts' role in genocide rulings

Peers have inflicted a crushing defeat on the government over its approach to China's human rights record by voting for a second time to amend a trade bill and give British courts a role in determining whether a country is committing genocide.

The Guardian

 

Bishop of Lincoln can return to duty after 20-month safeguarding investigation

Christopher Lowson can return to work as bishop of Lincoln after a 20-month safeguarding investigation, it was announced on Monday evening.

Church Times

 

‘Jewish News targeted for exposing Charedi Covid-19 breaches’

Ultra-Orthodox Jews in London are calling for a boycott of Jewish News over its coverage of Covid-19 lockdown breaches in Britain, America and Israel.

The Freethinker (Patheos)

 

Turkey's Erdogan denounces LGBT youth as police arrest students

Turkey's president has lashed out at the country's LGBT movement amid a wave of student protests.

BBC

 

Christian nurse ‘tortured by mob at Pakistan hospital after Muslim colleague falsely accused her of blasphemy’

A Christian nurse was reportedly tied up, stripped and tortured by a mob inside a hospital in Pakistan after a Muslim colleague falsely accused her of blasphemy.

The Sun

 

‘The United States still needs the Equality Act’

The public supports it, LGBT people need it, and it advances the civil rights promise that people should not be treated as inferior solely because of who they are.

The Hill

 

‘As Poland's church embraces politics, Catholics depart’

Many Poles have drifted away from the Catholic Church as a political statement.

Reuters

 

Polish town declares it is no longer an ‘LGBT+ free zone’

A town in Poland has become the first in the country to reverse a decision to become an "LGBT+ free zone", amid international outcry at the nearly 100 municipalities in the country that have issued such resolutions.

The Independent

  

Latest from the NSS

 

Religious censorship is about ownership

Theocratic demands for censorship in India and Pakistan reflect attempts to grab power which undermine everyone's religious freedom, says Megan Manson.

  

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