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Your daily media briefing - Tuesday 10 December

  

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

 

Jews who consent to organ donation may have views overridden by religious relatives

It has emerged that friends and relatives will be able to override presumed or express consent of Jews who opted in to organ donation after a new law takes effect in the spring.

Jewish News

 

'Why some people are being put off food banks’

Maddy Power and Katie Pybus say a failure to discuss the religious identity of Trussell Trust food banks and the religious affiliation of clients disregards a key element of food banking in the UK.

The Conversation

 

‘Britain’s blasphemy problem’

Charlotte Littlewood says Britain needs to confront the question of blasphemy, and fast.

The Article

 

Protestants in demand at Northern Ireland’s civil service

Protestants and men are being encouraged to apply for 300 Civil Service jobs in Northern Ireland.

Belfast Telegraph

 

India's new 'anti-Muslim' law on immigration causes uproar

India's lower house of parliament has passed a bill which offers amnesty to non-Muslim illegal immigrants from three neighbouring countries.

BBC

 

‘Is it fair to deny an atheist church charitable tax status?’

Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of an atheist organisation seeking the same status (and tax breaks) churches receive as charitable organizations.

The Friendly Atheist (Patheos)

 

Trump criticised for using anti-semitic tropes in speech to US Jews

US president Donald Trump said there are some Jewish people in America who don't love Israel enough during a speech on Saturday.

Haaretz

 

Doctors in Israel accused of giving drugs to yeshiva students to curb their sexual desires

Israel's health ministry will reportedly investigate four psychiatrists after a television report said they had prescribed drugs to ultra-Orthodox students, including minors, to inhibit their sexual desires.

The Times of Israel

 

Blasphemy laws continuing cause for concern for Christians and freethinkers in Pakistan

Six months since Christian Asia Bibi fled Pakistan, after being imprisoned for 10 years on blasphemy charges, reports highlight the plight of others accused of blasphemy in the country.

Premier Christian Radio

 

Saudi Arabia ends gender segregation in restaurants

Saudi Arabia will no longer require restaurants to have separate entrances segregated by sex, the government says.

BBC

  

Latest from the NSS

 

Medical regulators shouldn’t let doctors push religion on patients

The General Medical Council has decided not to pursue a case against a GP who was accused of pushing religion on a vulnerable patient. Stephen Evans warns against allowing this exploitative behaviour.

  

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