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Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 12 November

  

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

 

Calls for most senior Catholic cleric in England & Wales to resign over safeguarding failures

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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

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

Taxpayers are funding a larger proportion of discriminatory voluntary aided faith schools' building costs than they were a decade ago.

  

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