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Your daily media briefing - Wednesday 23 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

 

DUP wants religious protections over same sex marriage written into law

The DUP has announced it will be seeking legal protections for churches following the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.

Belfast Telegraph

 

‘We have taken the first steps in Northern Ireland to equal rights for all’

Stella Creasy says for too long it has been accepted wisdom that the basic rights of the people of Northern Ireland should come second to the needs of their political parties.

The Times (£)

 

Sexual abuse “was just part of life” at Catholic boarding school

An Irvine pupil says sexual abuse was "just part of life" at a North Ayrshire Catholic boarding school.

Irvine Times

 

Monk admits Catholic school failings over child sex abuse

A monk at a Catholic boarding school has told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry that failings allowed the sexual abuse of children to take place.

The Times (£)

 

Terminally ill man challenges assisted dying law in high court

A terminally ill man challenging the law on assisted dying has to wait to learn if his high court case can go ahead.

BBC

 

Church warden jailed for life for murder of university lecturer

A church warden has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a university lecturer following a sustained campaign of physical and mental abuse.

The Guardian

 

Child abuse connected to faith or belief soars in Blackburn and Darwen in Lancs

Child abuse linked to faith or belief has soared in Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire.

Lancashire Telegraph

 

Thousands of girls in Ireland 'at risk of female genital mutilation'

Thousands of girls in Ireland are at risk of undergoing FGM and many families are pressured by relatives to subject their daughters to the practice, experts have warned.

TheJournal.ie

 

Federal court blocks Trump birth control exemptions

A three-judge panel has blocked the Trump administration from letting employers with moral or religious objections opt out of providing coverage that pays for birth control.

Washington Examiner

 

Louisiana could become the first US state without abortion access as soon as next year

Louisiana could become the first US state not to have legal abortion access since the procedure was legalised in 1973, depending on the outcome of an upcoming court case.

CBS News

 

New Zealand wants “more information” on gay ‘conversion’ therapy before looking at ban

New Zealand's justice committee has responded to two petitions, signed by over 20,000 people, that called for the discredited practice of gay 'conversion' therapy to be banned in the country.

Gay Times

  

Latest from the NSS

 

NSS welcomes legalisation of abortion & marriage equality in NI

The NSS has welcomed the legalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland and the extension of same-sex marriage rights to the province.

  

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