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** Secularism in the media
* BBC under fire over interview of Muslim Council of Britain head <[link removed]>
In the Woman's Hour interview with Emma Barnett, Zara Mohammed was repeatedly asked about the number of female imams in the country.
The Guardian
* Catholic Church abuse claims nearly double in five years <[link removed]>
The report found a substantial rise in the number of people against whom allegations or concerns were raised, increasing from 125 in 2018 to 162 in 2019.
The Telegraph*
* Lives of boys at Christian Brothers school were ‘dominated by three serial sexual predators’
Boys at a school run by a religious order in Fife lived in fear of attacks by serial sexual predators who had unrestrained access to their victims, a judge has found.
The Courier
* London Orthodox Jewish community has "one of the world's highest rates of Covid infection" <[link removed]>
Roughly 15,000 of London's strictly Orthodox Jews have contracted coronavirus, a study by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found.
EU Today
* Edinburgh City Council U-turn on blocked abortion advice website searches <[link removed]>
Edinburgh City Council has announced it will no longer block access to vital abortion information websites, after facing heavy criticism from a leading charity.
Edinburgh Evening News
* Abortion clinics urge Home Office to reconsider buffer zones as group launches ‘cruel’ 40-day protest <[link removed]>
Health providers are calling on the Home Office to urgently consider national rules on buffer zones around abortion clinics after a group launched an "unthinkably cruel" 40-day protest.
Evening Standard
* NI anti-abortion group's 'misinformation' about Covid jab causing infertility criticised by WHO
Precious Life has issued leaflets warning people against getting immunised due to concerns the jabs are "rushed" and that excess deaths are reportedly linked to the jab - but do not provide evidence to support this.
The Irish News
* Actress sacked over anti-gay post loses legal fight <[link removed]>
An actress sacked over a Facebook post attacking homosexuality has had her claim for discrimination, breach of contract and harassment rejected.
BBC
* ADF International back Glasgow priest's Covid court battle with government <[link removed]>
One of the world's largest evangelical legal organisations has backed a Glasgow priest's bid to keep his church open during the coronavirus pandemic.
The National
* ‘Why won’t British liberals stand up for liberal Muslims?’ <[link removed]>
A female imam in Germany discusses the controversy over Woman's Hour and the Muslim Council of Britain.
Spiked
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* 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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