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Your daily media briefing - Thursday 28 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.

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

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

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

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'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Inspectors have found an independent Islamic school segregating children by sex, two years after the practice was ruled unlawful.

  

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