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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 28 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.
Apologies for the lateness of today's briefing, which was caused by technical issues.
** Secularism in the media
* Church of England bishops urged to oppose decriminalisation of abortion <[link removed]>
Dozens of clergy and lay members of the Church of England have signed an open letter calling on bishops to oppose the decriminalisation of abortion. The letter comes in the face of proposals by Labour and the Lib Dems.
Christian Today
* Dozens of MPs sign pledge to protect the unborn <[link removed]>
Eighty MPs have signed a pledge on abortions which includes a measure to lower the upper time limit for performing them.
Christian Today
* Justin Welby intervenes in election campaign during BBC interview <[link removed]>
The archbishop of Canterbury has told the BBC he is "very concerned" about the manipulation of truth in the current "febrile and excitable" political climate.
BBC
* 'These Sikh and Hindu "leaders" who compete over racism don't speak for us – they're an embarrassment' <[link removed]>
Sunny Hundal says Britain has created an awful dynamic where self-appointed figures who claim to speak on behalf of minorities instead use them like pawns in a game for power and influence.
The Independent
* Catholic Church’s opposition to faith-based admissions cap called “specious” after it accepts restrictions at new school in Peterborough <[link removed]>
A Catholic diocese preparing to open a new voluntary-aided school has accepted that 20% of pupils will initially be admitted based on where they live. This has led to accusations that its opposition to a 50% cap on faith-based admissions was "specious".
Schools Week
* Jonathan Miller, writer and director, dies aged 85 – NSS quoted <[link removed]>
Sir Jonathan Miller, the writer, theatre and opera director and an NSS honorary associate, has died at the age of 85.
The Guardian
* Muslim group objects to move to make Glasgow school co-educational <[link removed]>
The Muslim Council of Scotland has accused Glasgow City Council of "complete disregard for the voice of BME communities" during a consultation on the future of a local girls' school.
Evening Times
* Most people support age-appropriate education which refers to LGBT people <[link removed]>
New research indicates that 25% of people say relationships & sex education should not include LGBT issues, while 59% support including topics such as gender identity and sexuality at an age-appropriate level.
The Independent
* Western Australia set for marathon assisted dying debate <[link removed]>
Western Australian MPs look set to endure marathon sittings as the government pushes to finally pass voluntary assisted dying laws.
Yahoo News
* UN investigators eye 160 Islamic State militants over Yazidi massacres <[link removed]>
United Nations investigators have so far identified 160 Islamic State militants accused of massacres of Yazidis in northern Iraq in 2014 and are building legal cases against them, the head of the team told the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
Reuters
* Hungary pulls out of Eurovision amid rise in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric <[link removed]>
Hungary will not participate in next year's Eurovision song contest, amid speculation the decision was taken because the competition is "too gay" for the taste of the country's far-right government and public media bosses.
The Guardian
** Latest from the NSS
* Islamic school segregating by sex despite ruling it’s unlawful <[link removed]>
Inspectors have found an independent Islamic school segregating children by sex, two years after the practice was ruled unlawful.
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