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** Your daily media briefing - Thursday 19 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
* Church of England reassures evangelicals that new archbishop will uphold anti-gay positions <[link removed]>
The Church of England has said Stephen Cottrell, the new archbishop of York, "upholds the teaching of the Church of England that recognises marriage as being between one man and one woman" in response to criticism from some evangelicals.
Christian Today
* Catholic bishops want no abortion services or information about abortion in NI schools
Catholic bishops in Northern Ireland have outlined their opposition to allowing any abortion provisions to be made available in schools in a move which has been backed by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools.
Belfast Telegraph
* Bible reading to end BBC One’s Christmas Day <[link removed]>
The rapper Stormzy is to close BBC One's Christmas Day coverage with a Bible reading.
The Guardian
* ‘Conspiracism threatens both Jews and Muslims’ <[link removed]>
David Toube calls for a proper understanding of the nature and the shape of anti-Muslim bigotry and conspiracism, rather than dismissal of it, in response to a recent column by Melanie Phillips.
The Jewish Chronicle
* Wakefield Conservative incorrectly named as first openly gay Muslim MP <[link removed]>
The Conservative LGBT+ group has apologised after a new MP was "incorrectly" named as the UK's first openly gay elected Muslim.
ITV
* Disposable sterile hijabs introduced at hospital in Derbyshire <[link removed]>
A hospital trust has introduced disposable sterile headscarves for staff to use in operating theatres.
BBC
* Citizenship Act protests: Hundreds held across India for defying ban <[link removed]>
Indian police have detained hundreds who defied a ban on protests against a controversial new citizenship law.
BBC
* ‘Sudanese brides who feel forced to undergo FGM to get married’ <[link removed]>
Zeinab Mohammed Salih looks at a growing phenomenon of "re-circumcision" in Sudan.
BBC
* US Supreme Court will hear church-state separation case brought by religious schools that fired teachers <[link removed]>
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider the separation of church and state in a case testing the right of religious schools to fire teachers despite job discrimination claims.
USA Today
* Germany's cabinet approves ban on gay, transgender 'conversion therapy' <[link removed]>
The German cabinet has approved a bill to ban the advertising or offering of "conversion therapy" to transgender and gay people. The proposed legislation was expanded to include 16- to 18-year-olds.
DW
* Unesco removes Belgium ‘hatefest’ carnival from heritage list <[link removed]>
Jewish groups have welcomed the decision to formally remove a Belgian street carnival depicting big-nosed Charedi Jews from a United Nations list of "intangible cultural heritage".
The Jewish Chronicle
** Latest from the NSS
* New archbishop blocked attempt to let CoE accept same-sex marriage <[link removed]>
The NSS has said the appointment of the new archbishop of York has highlighted the case for disestablishing the Church of England.
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