Trouble reading this email? View newsletter in your browser <[link removed]> | Add to your safe senders
* secularism.org.uk <[link removed]>
* Challenging Religious Privilege
Donate <[link removed]>
Join us
** Your daily media briefing - Monday 2 December
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
* What we know about London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan <[link removed]>
The London Bridge killer, Usman Khan, was a convicted Islamist terrorist who was released from prison less than 12 months ago.
Sky News
* Terrorist prisoners turn their backs on deradicalisation scheme <[link removed]>
A growing number of terrorist prisoners are refusing to engage with efforts to deradicalise them, raising questions about the effectiveness of programmes intended to protect the public.
The Times (£)
* Anti-LGBT protest school head hopes court victory will help other schools <[link removed]>
The headteacher of a school at the centre of fierce protests over LGBT-inclusive lessons hopes her landmark court victory will protect other schools from abuse.
Schools Week
* Mixed-sex civil unions to begin today <[link removed]>
From Monday mixed-sex couples in England and Wales can choose to enter into civil partnerships.
The Guardian
* Terrorist who stabbed two commuters in lone wolf attack is jailed for life <[link removed]>
A man who stabbed two commuters and a police officer in a lone wolf terror attack on New Year's Eve last year has been sentenced to life in prison. The judge ruled that the attacker's mental illness probably exacerbated "the seeds of Islamic radicalisation".
Metro
* Boris Johnson faces criticism over 2005 comments on Islam <[link removed]>
The prime minister has responded to criticism of comments about Islam from a column in 2005 by saying that "people are always going to drag out bits and pieces that I have written over the years".
Business Insider
* Sikh Labour candidate reports Tory opponent to police for alleged hate crime <[link removed]>
A Sikh Labour candidate has reported his Tory opponent to the police after he told him he was "talking through his turban" at an election hustings this week.
BuzzFeed News
* Christmas shoebox children gifts 'not sustainable' <[link removed]>
Well-wishers should be discouraged from taking part in an annual Christmas shoebox gift appeal over environmental concerns, it has been argued.
BBC
* Women should be allowed to carry out early abortions at home, say medical leaders <[link removed]>
Women should be allowed to carry out early abortions at home, medical leaders have said.
The Sun
* Divorce rate falls for heterosexual couples in England and Wales <[link removed]>
The divorce rate for opposite sex couples in England and Wales has plunged to its lowest level for almost half a century.
The Guardian
* US abortions hit record low since Roe v Wade <[link removed]>
Abortion rates continue fall in the US, decreasing by nearly a quarter in less than a decade, new data has revealed.
DailyMail.com
* Almost 4,000 women in Ireland have undergone female genital mutilation <[link removed]>
Almost 4,000 women living in Ireland have undergone female genital mutilation since 2011, a charity has said.
Irish Mirror
** Latest from the NSS
* Don’t remove right to withdraw from RE, NSS urges Welsh ministers <[link removed]>
The NSS has urged the Welsh government not to remove parents' right to withdraw children from religious education.
** Viewing this online?
If you're viewing this online and would like to receive the daily media briefing straight to your inbox, click subscribe.
Subscribe <[link removed]>
** While you're here
Please support our work so we can make the case for a fairer secular democracy for all.
Support us from just £1 a month <[link removed]>
Disclaimer: Links are provided to external websites for information and in the interests of free exchange. We do not accept any responsibility for the content of those sites, nor does a link indicate approval or imply endorsement of those sites.
News <[link removed]>
About <[link removed]>
Campaigns <[link removed]>
Get involved <[link removed]>
You can support the NSS by buying from our Shop.
This email has been sent to you by National Secular Society in accordance with our Privacy Policy <[link removed]>.
Address: 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1R 4RL, United Kingdom <[link removed]>.
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7404 3126 <[link removed]>
Unsubscribe from this list (In the media): [link removed]
Opt out of all emails: [link removed]
Update your details: [link removed]
National Secular Society
25 Red Lion Square
LONDON, WC1R 4RL
United Kingdom
| Your contact ID 168455
