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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 2 October

  

In the Media, 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’

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”’

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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