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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 17 February
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** Secularism in the media
* Judge grants judicial review into Scottish church closures during lockdown <[link removed]>
Scottish ministers are to face a judicial review into the decision to include churches in the current lockdown.
Christian Today
* Three-quarters of Scots oppose churches lockdown exemption <[link removed]>
More than three-quarters of Scots oppose the prospect of churches being exempt from Covid-19 lockdown measures, new polling finds.
The Scotsman
* Places of worship to be given 'priority' in road map out of lockdown in Scotland <[link removed]>
Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish government will give the likes of churches and synagogues "priority" when she sets out a strategic framework for easing restrictions next week.
Glasgow Evening Times
* Vicar accused of naked beatings and ice baths is subject of review assessed by police <[link removed]>
An "abusive" vicar accused of administering naked beatings and ice baths is the subject of a review being assessed by police.
The Telegraph
* Education in NI 'divided and splintered', says Ulster University report <[link removed]>
Northern Ireland's education system is "divided, splintered and overly expensive", according to an Ulster University research paper.
BBC
* Rights groups boycott Prevent review and accuse chair of ‘Islamophobic’ comments <[link removed]>
Human rights organisations have boycotted a review of the government's flagship counter-extremism scheme and said they will launch a 'parallel review'.
The Independent
* Bangladesh sentences five to death for killing blogger <[link removed]>
A special tribunal in Bangladesh's capital on Tuesday sentenced five members of a banned militant group to death and a sixth man to life in prison for the 2015 killing of a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious fundamentalism.
AP News
* Pakistan police seek arrest of two Christians over blasphemy <[link removed]>
Pakistan's police said on Wednesday they were seeking arrest of two Christian men in the eastern city of Lahore, on charges they allegedly used insulting remarks against Islam's holy book and its prophet Muhammad.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
* Polish musician convicted of blasphemy <[link removed]>
Behemoth vocalist and guitarist Adam "Nergal" Darski has been convicted of blasphemy in Poland over a photo of himself from 2019 stepping on an image of the virgin Mary.
Metal Injection
* South Carolina abortion ban awaits final vote in House <[link removed]>
A Republican-backed bill that would likely ban almost all abortions in South Carolina is headed for a crucial vote on Wednesday, having already passed its toughest hurdle last month.
ABC News
* US House set to vote on Equality Act next week <[link removed]>
The US House of Representatives will vote next week on the Equality Act, a comprehensive piece of LGBTQ+ civil rights legislation.
Advocate
** Latest from the NSS
* Hate crime bill amendment to protect free speech on religion approved <[link removed]>
An amendment to Scotland's current hate crime bill will provide greater protection for freedom of expression on religion.
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