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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 18 July
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
* ‘Child protection laws are clear – except when it comes to male circumcision’ – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Ali May says that for men who are unhappy with the way their penis looks and feels as a result of being cut in infancy, there is no way back. Dr Antony Lempert of the NSS's Secular Medical Forum is quoted.
HuffPost
* NSS urges council to reject APPG definition of Islamophobia <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged Harrow Council in London to reject a popular definition of Islamophobia because of the risk it could act as a "back door blasphemy law".
Harrow Times
* ‘Mutual tolerance means we don’t ban lessons’ <[link removed]>
David Aaronovitch says protests outside schools in Birmingham are part of a faith-led backlash against liberal values that is gaining traction on the left and right.
The Times (£)
* Peers back NI same sex marriage and abortion reform <[link removed]>
Peers have backed moves to introduce same-sex marriage and abortion reform in Northern Ireland.
BBC
* Pro-choice groups raise concerns over possible delays to Northern Ireland abortion law <[link removed]>
Pressure groups have warned against lengthy delays to extending abortion rights to Northern Ireland following a landmark legal amendment last week.
The Guardian
* Jeremy Corbyn criticised for meeting anti-LGBT education Charedi Jewish activist <[link removed]>
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for meeting with a Charedi Jewish activist who opposes LGBT-inclusive education.
Mirror
* ‘LGBT teaching’ should be done in the home, says Christian campaigner <[link removed]>
A Christian campaigner has defended parents protesting at the school gates over LGBT-inclusive lessons. Meanwhile the National Association of Head Teachers says it has been contacted by at least 70 schools across England in relation to parents trying to stop the lessons.
Christian Today
* ‘“Islamophobia”? It’s anti-Muslim racism’ <[link removed]>
NSS honorary associate Pragna Patel explains why she opposes an all party parliamentary group's definition of 'Islamophobia'.
Workers' Liberty
* Christian family fined in Australia after arguing taxes 'against God's will' <[link removed]>
A Christian family who refused to pay income tax because it went "against God's will" have been ordered to pay more than A$2m (£1.1m) to Australia's tax office.
BBC
* ‘I survived abusive religious conversion therapy’ <[link removed]>
Joe Hyman describes the attempt to change his sexual orientation and how it has changed him.
Jewish News
** Latest from the NSS
* NSS urges councillors in Norfolk to scrap prayers before meetings <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged councillors in Norfolk to stop holding prayers before meetings after a councillor tabled a motion to remove them.
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