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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 30 September

In the Media <[link removed]>, our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, is one of the most popular features on our website and now available delivered to your inbox.

** Secularism in the media

* 20,000 sent to faith schools despite requesting secular education – NSS quoted <[link removed]>

More than 20,000 children started at faith schools in England this month, despite choosing secular schools as their first preference, the NSS has found.

Schools Week

* Church leaders call for restoration of Stormont to stop abortion legalisation <[link removed]>

Leaders of several churches with significant influence in Northern Ireland have called for the restoration of the Stormont Assembly to prevent the introduction of abortion in Northern Ireland next month.

The Irish Times

* Hundreds freed from ‘Islamic school torture house’ in Nigeria <[link removed]>

Nearly 500 men and boys have been rescued from a building where detainees were allegedly sexually abused and tortured, Nigerian police said. The building is thought to have been an Islamic school.

BBC

* Iran detains family members of women's rights activist Masih Alinejad <[link removed]>

Iranian intelligence officials detained three of women's rights activist Masih Alinejad's family members in a move criticised by rights groups as an attempt to intimidate the US-based activist and journalist into silence.

DW

* Former football commentator calls for an “open and bold” debate on school division in Scotland <[link removed]>

Former football commentator Archie Macpherson has called for an "open and bold" debate on Catholic schools in Scotland after saying he does not like separating children at the age of five.

The Herald

* SNP MSP call for abortion restriction branded "regressive" <[link removed]>

John Mason, Shettleston SNP MSP, has lodged a motion calling on fellow MSPs to reduce the time limit at which abortion is permitted in Scotland.

Evening Times

* Qandeel Baloch: Brother of murdered social media star jailed <[link removed]>

The brother of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch has been jailed for life, three years after her murder.

BBC

* Dozens of protesters demand sacking of Australian radio presenter over Mary joke <[link removed]>

Dozens of furious protesters gathered at a radio station's Sydney office earlier to demonstrate against a radio presenter who made a joke about the Christian virgin Mary.

Daily Mail Australia

* Victim of paedophile priest in Australia to receive more than $1m from Catholic Church <[link removed]>

The Catholic Church will pay more than $1m to a victim of Gerald Ridsdale, one of the country's most notorious paedophile priests, in a landmark settlement reached on Friday.

The Guardian

* Actress who lost role after homophobic tweet was unearthed sues for religious discrimination <[link removed]>

A Christian actress removed from a lead role over a "homophobic" Facebook post is to take the theatre and her agency to court for breach of contract and religious discrimination.

The Times (£)

** Latest from the NSS

* 20,000 children sent to faith schools against parental preferences <[link removed]>

More than 20,000 children were sent to faith schools in England against their parents' preferences this month, NSS research has found.

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