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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 12 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
* Paedophile vicar who delivered Thought for the Day is jailed for 20 months for downloading child abuse images <[link removed]>
A paedophile vicar who downloaded thousands of sick child abuse images which showed babies being raped has been jailed for 20 months.
Mail Online
* Figures from across political divide oppose abortion changes in Northern Ireland
A group made up of figures from across the political spectrum has accused Westminster politicians of treating Northern Ireland with "contempt" over abortion reform.
Belfast Telegraph
* Stella Creasy calls Christian group’s abortion leaflets ‘disgusting’ <[link removed]>
An MP has labelled an opposing party 'hate mongers' after leaflets targeting her over abortion were posted around her constituency.
East London & West Essex Guardian
* Pastors accused of pressuring youth to donate blood to boost church funds <[link removed]>
A church praised by politicians for its work to tackle knife crime has been accused of "sickening" allegations that some of its pastors pressured young people from the congregation to sell their own blood for money to donate to the church.
HuffPost
* Charedi Jews protest school inspection accusing Ofsted of ‘an inquisition’ <[link removed]>
Orthodox Jews in north London protested against a school inspection this week, arguing that the national inspectorate was conducting "an inquisition".
Jewish News
* First men go on trial under Nigeria's anti-homosexuality laws <[link removed]>
Forty-seven men went on trial in Nigeria on Wednesday for public displays of affection with members of the same sex, an offence that carries a 10-year jail term in the country.
The Guardian
* Pakistan scholar's blasphemy trial enters final stages <[link removed]>
A Pakistani court will hear final arguments on Thursday in the blasphemy trial of a liberal scholar and former university lecturer a week after a US religious freedom commission placed his name on its list of global victims, his lawyer said.
Reuters
* Indian citizenship law discriminatory to Muslims passed <[link removed]>
Indian lawmakers have approved legislation granting citizenship to migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan – but not if they are Muslim.
The Guardian
* ‘The chilling stories from inside China’s Muslim internment camps’ <[link removed]>
Harald Maass says the crackdown on a religious minority is unparalleled even in the history of communist China, and it's happening in plain sight.
The Spectator USA
* Calls to ban film about female surfer in Bangladesh to protect religious sentiment <[link removed]>
A film based on the life of Bangladesh's first popular female surfer is facing calls to be banned, accused of "hurting" religious sentiments in the conservative Muslim nation.
Reuters
* LGBT+ relationships should be on sex education curriculum in Ireland, review says <[link removed]>
A review of Ireland's sex education programme has said that teaching about LGBTQ+ relationships and consent should be included in any new curriculum.
Belfast Telegraph
** Election day reading from the NSS
* Election 2019: Where do the major parties stand on secularist issues? <[link removed]>
Megan Manson studies the main UK-wide parties' election manifestos – and says religion will continue to be a dividing force in UK politics during the next parliament.
* Election 2019: Secularism and the parties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland <[link removed]>
Megan Manson continues our election analysis of parties' policies on secularist issues. This time she examines the policies of the major parties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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