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** Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 12 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
* Calls for most senior Catholic cleric in England & Wales to resign over safeguarding failures <[link removed]>
Lawyers acting for dozens of victims of child sexual abuse by Catholic priests have called for Vincent Nichols, the most senior Catholic cleric in England and Wales, to resign. Those making the call include Richard Scorer, an NSS vice-president, acting in his role as a lawyer.
The Tablet
* Labour distances itself from Kashmir motion in bid to win over Hindu voters <[link removed]>
The Labour Party is attempting to defuse a row that has seen British Hindus urged not to vote for it at the general election.
BBC
* British Indians warn Hindu nationalist party not to meddle in UK elections <[link removed]>
British Indians in one of the country's most diverse boroughs have warned against attempts to divide voters in the general election along ethnic or religious lines.
The Guardian
* Sikhs sue government over decision not to treat them as ethnic group in census <[link removed]>
Some British Sikhs are taking the government to the high court on Tuesday over its decision not to treat them as an ethnic group in the 2021 census.
The Telegraph
* Anti-LGBT protest leader backs sympathetic candidate for MP after Labour axing <[link removed]>
Leading anti-LGBT protester Shakeel Afsar has urged religious people across Birmingham's Hall Green constituency to back former MP Roger Godsiff, who was axed by Labour over his support for protesters.
Birmingham Live
* Student convicted under terrorism laws after refusing to give border control officials access to his phone <[link removed]>
A student from Afghanistan has been convicted under terrorism laws after refusing to give border control officials access to his phone at Edinburgh airport.
The Times (£)
* Emergency services called to 'suspicious fire' at Muslim family centre in Cambridgeshire <[link removed]>
Police are appealing for witnesses or information after a 'suspicious' incident of arson in Haverhill in Cambridgeshire.
Cambridgeshire Live
* Former religious 'court' head says Charedi Jews should 'give up' their lives rather than agree to school LGBT requirements
The former head of the Manchester Beth Din has said members of the strictly Orthodox Jewish community should rather "give up one's life" than comply with the government's demands on religious and sex education.
The Jewish Chronicle
* Greek government plans to re-introduce blasphemy law <[link removed]>
The Greek government is seeking to reinstate the country's blasphemy law - with a possible punishment of up to 2 years in prison.
Greek Reporter
* ‘In China, every day is Kristallnacht’ <[link removed]>
Fred Hiatt says in western China, the demolition of mosques and bulldozing of cemeteries is a continuing, relentless process.
The Washington Post
* Trump weighs conditioning foreign aid on religious freedom, say aides <[link removed]>
Aides to President Donald Trump are drafting plans to condition US aid to other countries on how well they treat their religious minorities, two White House officials have said.
Politico
** Latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign
* Taxpayers fund vast majority of discriminatory faith schools’ costs <[link removed]>
Taxpayers are funding a larger proportion of discriminatory voluntary aided faith schools' building costs than they were a decade ago.
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