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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 11 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

* Government signals it will maintain cap on religious discrimination in admissions <[link removed]>

The government has said it is not planning to scrap its 50% cap on religious discrimination in pupil admissions to new academy faith schools.

Education Executive

* Man tells of being ‘beaten and raped’ at Catholic school in 1970s <[link removed]>

The nephew of the Irish writer Brendan Behan has said that he was repeatedly raped by a member of staff at a Catholic boarding school in Scotland in the 1970s.

The Times (£)

* Children at Edinburgh Catholic school stopped from celebrating Halloween <[link removed]>

Parents of children at St David's RC Primary School in Edinburgh say their children have been stopped from having a Halloween dress up party at school due to 'religious matters'.

Edinburgh Evening News

* 'Parliament is out of step': Telford MP calls for assisted dying to be made legal <[link removed]>

A Shropshire MP has called for assisted dying to be made legal, accusing fellow politicians of being 'out of step' with the public mood.

Shropshire Star

* Women face jail for marching with massive vagina ‘mocking’ religious parade in Spain <[link removed]>

A group of feminists could be facing jail time and a hefty fine for parading a huge plastic vagina in the streets of a Spanish city during a procession.

Metro

* ‘Horror of Jews targeted in Halle attack’ <[link removed]>

Jenny Hill reports from Halle in the wake of this week's shooting which targeted a synagogue, and hears evidence of rising anti-semitism.

BBC

* ‘Fifa must sustain pressure on Iran to ensure its courageous female fans are not forgotten’ <[link removed]>

Oliver Brown says football's governing body must ensure Iranian women no longer have freedom in name only.

The Telegraph (£)

* Iranian women out in force after 40-year ban from football stadiums ends <[link removed]>

Four thousand female fans have entered Tehran stadium for the first time in decades.

The Times (£)

* Author of evangelical relationships guide says he's getting divorced and is no longer Christian <[link removed]>

The American author of a million-selling Christian guide to relationships for young people has announced his marriage is over and he has lost his faith.

iNews

** Latest from the NSS

* Seven independent faith schools banned from admitting new pupils <[link removed]>

Seven independent schools in England were barred from admitting new pupils this academic year – and all of them were faith schools.

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