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** Secularism in the media
* Islamic charity hosts sermons insisting gay people are diseased – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
A newly-registered Islamic charity is facing scrutiny over sermons on its website that suggest homosexuality is a disease that needs to be cured.
Pink News
* NI: High school with low Catholic enrolment moves step closer to becoming integrated
A high school with traditionally low pupil numbers from Catholic families has taken the next step towards becoming integrated.
The Irish News
* Police issue second £10,000 fine over wedding at Jewish school <[link removed]>
The family hosting the event at the state-aided Yesodey Hatorah Senior Girls School, which was attended by around 150 people, has already received a £10,000 fine.
The JC
* Rabbi who ‘got around’ Covid rules in charge of Stamford Hill virus cooperation <[link removed]>
A rabbi accused of advising strictly-Orthodox Jews how to bypass Covid-19 laws has been put in charge of "Covid coordination" by the community's main umbrella group.
Jewish News
* ‘Grave concerns’ over Islamic faith school after Ofsted inspection fail <[link removed]>
A £3,100-a-year Islamic faith school in Stratford has failed to meet Ofsted's standards for independent schools, having previously been rated inadequate.
Newham Recorder
* Victim speaks out after abusive priest sentenced <[link removed]>
The victim of a priest sentenced to serve more than a decade in jail for child sexual abuse has attacked the Archdiocese of Birmingham for trying to dissuade him from reporting the assaults to police.
The Tablet*
* Retired priest accused of further historic sex attacks on boys <[link removed]>
A former Church of England priest accused of sex attacks on young boys faced further new charges when he appeared before Lincoln Crown Court.
Grimsby Live
* ‘Why the case for mandatory reporting is now beyond doubt’ <[link removed]>
So many children and adults have suffered as a result of clerical sex abuse. Richard Scorer says it is time for mandatory reporting.
The Tablet*
* Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape <[link removed]>
Women in China's "re-education" camps for Uighurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured, according to detailed new accounts.
BBC
* Nigeria: Christian barber arrested for blasphemy <[link removed]>
Report says Elijah Ode attracted the wrath of the extremists when two of his customers were tortured for designs claimed to be blasphemous to the Islamic religion.
AbaCity Blog
** In case you missed it...
* New Islamic charity’s website says same-sex attraction is a ‘disease’ <[link removed]>
The NSS has questioned why an organisation whose website carries deeply homophobic and misogynistic lectures has become a charity.
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