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Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 22 October

  

In the Media is our daily collection of news and commentary related to secularism, available delivered to your inbox. You can also read the latest news and opinion and listen to our podcasts on our website.

  

Secularism in the media

 

Northern Ireland abortion and same-sex marriage laws change

Abortion has been decriminalised and same-sex marriage is to be legalised in Northern Ireland.

BBC

 

‘The end to Northern Ireland’s abortion ban is a triumph for grassroots activism’

Anna Cafolla says decriminalisation puts an end to years of the persecution of women by a monstrous religious culture.

The Guardian

 

‘In an age of extremism, this government report is a tonic’

David Toube welcomes an official survey of the activities of the far left, far right and Islamists in Britain today, which puts 'hate' at the heart of its definition of extremism.

The Jewish Chronicle

 

Westminster rough sleepers evicted after complaint by Commons chaplain

A group of homeless people who bed down in a tube tunnel near parliament have accused the chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons of driving them out of their only home.

The Guardian

 

'A threat to democracy': William Barr's speech on religious freedom alarms liberal US Catholics

Prominent liberal Catholics have warned the US attorney general's devout Catholic faith poses a threat to the separation of church and state.

The Guardian

 

Bangladesh: Muslim group seeks death for Hindu man over Facebook post

A Muslim outfit in Bangladesh on Monday demanded the death penalty for a Hindu man over a Facebook post after describing it as blasphemous.

The Week

 

Indonesia: woman with schizophrenia to be tried for blasphemy after bringing dog to mosque

A Christian woman in Bogor, Indonesia, who suffers from schizophrenia, will be tried for blasphemy after bringing her dog to a mosque.

Christian Post

 

‘Why should parents be allowed to indoctrinate their children into a religion?’

Rick Snedeker says children have the right to their own beliefs, separate from their parents'.

Patheos

  

In case you missed it: from the NSS

 

Secularism is a feminist issue

Ahead of the FiLiA 2019 conference this weekend, Megan Manson argues that secularism is a crucial ingredient in campaigns for women's equality.

  

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