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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 18 November
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** Secularism in the media
* Most schools will consult parents over relationships & sex ed – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Most schools plan to consult parents over how to teach relationships and sex education, in line with government guidance, a survey has revealed.
Schools Week
* Third of Catholic school pupils in Scotland lack Protestant friends <[link removed]>
More than a third of Catholic schoolboys in Scotland have sectarian views, according to a study thought to be one of the first to look at the views of students at some of Scotland's 357 Catholic secondary schools.
The Times (£)
* Charity watchdog condemns evangelical church <[link removed]>
The Christ Embassy, which has 90 branches in the UK, has faced a damning report from the charity watchdog which found "serious misconduct" following a six-year investigation.
The Times (£)
* Seven local authorities in Scotland say they won’t change church reps’ role on education committees – NSS mentioned <[link removed]>
The Scottish Catholic Education Service has revealed seven local authorities will not change the current role of Church representatives on education committees.
Scottish Catholic Observer
* Church leader voluntarily steps down after concerns raised about what he knew about 'sexual abuse' of a teenager by a priest <[link removed]>
A prominent member of a Catholic religious order in Salford has voluntarily stepped down from his duties after concerns about what he knew about a colleague's 'grooming and sexual abuse' of a young woman.
Manchester Evening News
* Altar boys say they were abused by priests at the Vatican <[link removed]>
Former altar boys have claimed they were molested by priests inside the Vatican, as a lingering scandal surrounding widespread abuse in the Catholic Church erupts at its headquarters once again.
The Independent
* Social services to monitor children of Muslim couple facing terror-related charges, says High Court judge <[link removed]>
A Muslim couple facing allegations of "terror-related offences" can care for three children - but must be monitored by council social services staff, a High Court judge says.
Asian Image
* Plaid Cymru suspends member in niqab over anti-semitism claims after she appeared in election broadcast <[link removed]>
Plaid Cymru has suspended a party member included in its party election broadcast over allegations of anti-semitism. The party had earlier criticised "abusive Islamophobic responses" to the broadcast, in which the member wears a niqab.
BBC
* China's work to create Muslim minority mass detention camps reportedly revealed in leaked documents <[link removed]>
A leaked 400-page document released by the New York Times reveals new details about how the Chinese have organised the mass detention of more than 1m people from its Muslim minorities, including the Uyghurs and Kazakhs.
ABC News (Australia)
* Daughter of Indonesia’s first president accused of blasphemy <[link removed]>
Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, has been accused of blasphemy after purportedly comparing her father to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
The Jakarta Post
** Latest from the NSS
* Government warns Islamic school with pro-Taliban book in library <[link removed]>
The Department for Education has warned nine independent faith schools over failings in a set of newly-published notices.
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