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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 4 November
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
* UK government to consult over NI’s abortion law as row over ‘conscientious objection’ brews <[link removed]>
Pro-choice activists in Northern Ireland have said the government must ensure conscientious objection provisions mirror those in the rest of the UK when new abortion laws are introduced, ahead of an upcoming consultation to which churches are expected to contribute.
TheJournal.ie
* Tories must include method of slaughter labelling in manifesto, says animal welfare group <[link removed]>
A Conservative group concerned with animal welfare has called on the party to require the labelling of meat to show the method of slaughter, including steps to make clear whether animals have been stunned.
The Telegraph
* Social integration has been abandoned, says former government tsar <[link removed]>
Louise Casey says her recommendations for community cohesion have been sidelined by ministers.
The Observer
* Backlash against Spectator column which said elections should be held on days when Muslims wouldn’t vote <[link removed]>
The chancellor Sajid Javid is among those who have condemned a column by Rod Liddle, in The Spectator, that appeared to call for elections to be held on days when Muslims would not vote. Liddle and the magazine have said the comments were a joke.
The Guardian
* ‘Disturbance: Surviving Charlie Hebdo by Philippe Lançon – review’ <[link removed]>
Andrew Anthony says one victim's powerful response to the 2015 massacre favours philosophy and wit over anger and polemic.
The Guardian
* Humanists UK launches religious-free assembly materials for schools <[link removed]>
A new resource, Assemblies for All, provides secular materials focused on respect and social justice.
The Guardian
* Isis women driven by more than marriage, research shows <[link removed]>
Women and girls who attach themselves to Islamic State are driven by a complex combination of factors beyond just love or marriage, according to research by a counter-extremism thinktank. The study identified motivating factors including an apparent desire to live a "true and pure Islamic life".
The Guardian
* Christian and evangelical leaders pray over Donald Trump in the White House <[link removed]>
A group of faith leaders, including a number of Christian and evangelical pastors, have held a meeting with US president Donald Trump at the White House in which they prayed for him and the nation.
Christian Today
* Adoption groups could turn away LGBT families under proposed rule in US <[link removed]>
A proposed rule by the Trump administration would allow foster care and adoption agencies to deny their services to LGBT families on faith-based grounds.
The New York Times
** Latest from the NSS
* The Catholic Church’s snub to the child abuse inquiry speaks volumes <[link removed]>
The Holy See's refusal to fully assist the UK's sexual abuse inquiry reveals unchangeable deficiencies within the church and highlights the need for a new mandatory reporting law, says Stephen Evans.
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