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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 18 October
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* Typical church now has just 27 people turning up to worship as congregation numbers fall by 15% <[link removed]>
A typical Anglican congregation numbered just 27 worshippers last year and just 1.2% of the population across England attends church on Sundays regularly, figures revealed yesterday.
Daily Mail
* Former Catholic school pupil tells inquiry of rape by monk who he suspects is his father <[link removed]>
A former pupil at a Catholic boarding school has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry how he was raped by a monk who he suspects to be his father.
Evening Times
* Teacher behind ‘No Outsiders’ programme says government should do more on inclusive education <[link removed]>
Andrew Moffat, the creator of the LGBT-inclusive No Outsiders programme, has said the government should "get off the fence" over inclusive education.
Pink News
* Alleged Isis supporter accused of St Paul's Cathedral bomb plot <[link removed]>
An alleged supporter of the Islamic State terror group has appeared in court accused of a plot to bomb St Paul's Cathedral and a hotel.
The Guardian
* One in five people in UK think being LGBT is immoral <[link removed]>
A poll has found that around 20% of people in the UK think being LGBT+ is immoral or goes against their beliefs, while one in 10 think LGBT people can be cured.
The Gay UK
* Americans becoming less Christian as over a quarter follow no religion <[link removed]>
The United States is becoming a less Christian country, and the decline in religious affiliation is particularly rapid among younger Americans, new figures show.
The Guardian
* Maldives investigates activist group for 'slandering Islam' <[link removed]>
The head of a Maldivian activist group said Thursday police contacted her as part of an investigation into a report published by her organization that has been accused of slandering Islam.
Mail Online
* US women are going online for abortion pills, especially in states with more restrictions <[link removed]>
Women living in states with more restrictive policies on abortion are turning to online sources for medications that can be used to induce the procedure, a study published Thursday found.
NBC News
* Malaysian Islamic party demands Oktoberfest events be shut down <[link removed]>
Malaysia's largest Islamic party is pushing for Oktoberfest events across the country to be banned, renewing a familiar culture war in the Muslim-majority country.
ABC News (Australia)
* Director of film about paedophile priest speaks out <[link removed]>
François Ozon, whose new film tells the story of a paedophile priest, says the victims' stories unlocked his own painful memory.
The Observer
** Latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* Petition calls for end to religious selection at Lancashire school <[link removed]>
Campaigners in Lancaster have started a petition calling on a Church of England secondary school to end religious discrimination in its admissions policy.
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