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** Your daily media briefing - Friday 25 October
In the Media <[link removed]> 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 <[link removed]> and listen to our podcasts on our website.
** Secularism in the media
* 'Inadequate' Islamic school secretly stayed open after telling government it had closed – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
A private Islamic school which had been rated "inadequate" secretly stayed open after telling the Department for Education it had closed, and repeatedly blocked inspectors from carrying out checks, it has emerged.
iNews
* Ofsted inspector 'denied access' to inadequate Islamic school – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
The head teacher of an Islamic school set up next to a mosque in Wolverhampton "denied access" to an Ofsted inspector, claiming she had no right to enter.
Birmingham Live
* Children abused for decades at 'sadistic' London Catholic school, inquiry finds <[link removed]>
A "sadistic and predatory" atmosphere and a culture of cover-up and denial in a Catholic school allowed sexual abusers to commit crimes against children for decades, an independent inquiry has found.
The Guardian
* Paedophile priests acted ‘like mafia’ abusing schoolboys, as Vatican refused to give crucial evidence <[link removed]>
Paedophile priests acted "like the mafia" while abusing boys at an abbey school, while the pope's representative stands accused of using diplomatic immunity to avoid giving evidence about a fugitive monk.
The Telegraph
* ‘Naz Shah and Salma Yaqoob: what you need to know about the row gripping Labour’ <[link removed]>
Accusations of abuse and homophobia have been made against a former Respect Party leader who is running as a Labour candidate in the West Midlands mayoral race.
HuffPost
* Cleric accused of abusing boys at Catholic boarding school says he doesn’t respect complaints system <[link removed]>
A cleric accused of abusing boys at a Catholic boarding school has said he has "no great respect for the system" when dealing with the evidence of alleged victims.
The Scotsman
* ‘By the Grace of God review’ <[link removed]>
Steven Sheehan recommends a newly released film about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, which is out in the UK today.
The Digital Fix
* Italian who compared Catholic Church to masochism club convicted of blasphemy <[link removed]>
A man who criticised the Catholic Church during a radio interview in Italy has been convicted of blasphemy and fined.
The Friendly Atheist (Patheos)
* ‘Pakistan’s persecuted minorities’ <[link removed]>
Hardeep Singh says girls from religious minorities are under constant threat of forced marriage and conversion.
Spiked Online
* Anglican leadership complicit in oppression of LGBT people, says Peter Tatchell
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said religious leaders have "been the single greatest cause of LGBT+ oppression throughout the centuries" and the current Anglican leadership is "active or complicit" in its continuing.
Church Times
** Latest from the NSS
* Islamic school stays open after telling government it was closed <[link removed]>
An independent Islamic school has remained open despite telling the government it had closed, a report has revealed.
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