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Your daily media briefing - Thursday 4 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

 

Islamic charity hosts sermons insisting gay people are diseased – NSS quoted

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

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’

The NSS has questioned why an organisation whose website carries deeply homophobic and misogynistic lectures has become a charity.

  

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