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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 5 February
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** Secularism in the media
* NSS president: ‘Mother and baby homes demonstrate need to separate church and state’ <[link removed]>
The mother and baby homes commission report highlights the cruel consequences of unchecked religious authority, says NSS president Keith Porteous Wood.
The Tablet*
* Members of Coventry's Muslim community 'dropping like flies' city Imam warns <[link removed]>
A Coventry Imam has spoken about the "deadly" situation facing members of his congregation and the wider Muslim community.
Coventry Telegraph
* CofE clergyman apologises after saying clapping for Capt Sir Tom Moore was 'cult of white British nationalism' <[link removed]>
A clergyman from a prominent Church of England parish condemned the commemoration of Captain Sir Tom Moore as a 'cult of white British nationalism'.
Mail Online
* Charities 'must not go out of their way to divide people', commission chair warns <[link removed]>
Charities can "shake things up", but they must not "go out of their way to divide people", according to the outgoing chair of the Charity Commission.
Third Sector*
* ‘Meet the mappers helping to fight FGM in Tanzania from lockdown in the UK’ <[link removed]>
Volunteer mappers in the UK have described their "incredible" and "rewarding" experiences in lockdown helping to fight female genital mutilation (FGM) thousands of miles away in east Africa.
Peeblesshire News
* Spain to issue massive fines for anyone offering conversion therapy <[link removed]>
Spain has announced proposals to issue fines of up to €150,000 to anyone found promoting conversion therapy in the country.
Pink News
* Orthodox Church under fire in Romania after baby dies following baptism <[link removed]>
The Orthodox Church in Romania is facing growing pressure to change baptism rituals after a baby died following a ceremony which involves immersing infants three times in holy water.
The Guardian
* US: Sitting on billions, Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer aid <[link removed]>
When the coronavirus forced churches to close their doors and give up Sunday collections, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte turned to the federal government's signature small business relief program for more than $8 million.
The Associated Press
* ‘Biden-Harris is diminishing India’s Hindutva lobby in the White House’ <[link removed]>
President Joe Biden has excluded some of his former staff members linked to India's Hindu nationalist movement, says Manmeet Sahni.
Religion Unplugged
* Bail for jailed India comic who did not crack a joke <[link removed]>
India's top court has granted bail to a comedian after he spent 35 days in jail for a joke he didn't crack. He is accused of "insulting" Hindu religious sentiments in jokes that he had allegedly prepared, although they did not appear in his set that night.
BBC
* ‘Dalit women in India are facing a sexual violence epidemic’ <[link removed]>
In India, women and girls from the Dalit community experience incredibly high rates of sexual violence, says Britni De La Cretaz.
Refinery 29
** The latest from the NSS
* Religious censorship is about ownership <[link removed]>
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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