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** Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 2 October
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
* Unelected bishop addresses judges' service and says British democracy is ‘at a low point’ <[link removed]>
The bishop of London has addressed the annual religious judges' service in Westminster Abbey. Sarah Mullally spoke about subjects including the current political climate and the government's justice policy.
The Guardian
* ‘Conservative conference fringe meeting was no “Muslim-bashing fest”’ <[link removed]>
In this letter Peter Tatchell says he defended Muslims and made concrete proposals to protect them against discrimination in an address to a Conservative party conference fringe meeting, despite claims to the contrary.
The Guardian
* ‘An event on “Islamophobia” at the Tory conference is being misrepresented’ <[link removed]>
Will Heaven describes what happened at an event on 'Challenging Islamophobia' at the Conservative party conference on Sunday, and how it has been misrepresented since.
The Spectator
* Chancellor says there’ll be an inquiry into defining ‘Islamophobia’, but he doesn’t use the word – NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
Sajid Javid has told BBC Radio 4 there will be an inquiry into defining Islamophobia – but added "I call it 'anti-Muslim hate crime', rather than Islamophobia".
Christian Today
* Comic book writer claims politicians plan to axe Catholic schools in Scotland <[link removed]>
The comic book writer Mark Millar has claimed that high-profile politicians have informed him of a cross-party push to close Catholic schools in Scotland.
The Times (£)
* Make failing to report child abuse illegal, say victims <[link removed]>
It should be illegal not to report child abuse, victims have told the child abuse inquiry at the start of its investigation into boarding schools.
BBC
* Sex abuse at Scots schools linked to religious order 'robbed' pupils of the childhoods <[link removed]>
Pupils at schools linked to a religious order were "robbed of their childhoods" by the physical and sexual abuse which took place there, an inquiry has heard.
Daily Record
* Religious school risks losing Ofsted recognition for refusing to teach pupils about the existence of LGBT people <[link removed]>
A Jewish girls' primary school in Manchester has fallen short of Ofsted standards as it is refusing to teach its pupils about the existence of LGBT+ people.
Pink News
* Trump administration sides with Catholic school that sacked gay teacher <[link removed]>
The Trump administration is backing a Roman Catholic archbishop in Indiana who pushed a Catholic school to fire a gay teacher.
The Washington Post
** Latest from the NSS
* NSS raises Vatican’s defiance of abuse inquiry with Foreign Office <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged the government to hold the Vatican accountable over its continued failure to cooperate with a child abuse inquiry.
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