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Your daily media briefing - Thursday 9 January

  

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

 

Independent Islamic school is 'unlawfully' segregating boys and girls in separate buildings, reveals Ofsted – NSS quoted

An Islamic faith private school 'unlawfully' segregates its pupils according to their sex, an emergency Ofsted inspection has revealed.

Mail Online

 

Hate crime review judge challenges Northern Ireland Office over freedoms to criticise same sex marriage

The judge reviewing NI hate crime legislation has queried with government whether freedom of speech should be protected regarding criticism of same sex marriage.

News Letter

 

Man 'plotted terror attacks on London tourist hot spots', court hears

A man who was cleared over a sword attack on police outside Buckingham Palace went on to plan a series of terror attacks, a court has heard.

BBC

 

Brazil: Netflix told to remove film depicting Jesus as gay

A judge in Brazil has ruled that a film depicting Jesus as gay must be removed from the TV streaming service Netflix.

BBC

 

Trump ‘religious freedom’ commissioner praises decision to oust ambassador who criticised anti-gay law

Donald Trump's faith adviser Tony Perkins has praised the decision to oust a US ambassador who condemned an anti-gay law in Zambia.

Pink News

 

Nebraska bill seeking to ban abortions introduced

A bill seeking to ban a common second-trimester abortion procedure was introduced by a Republican state senator in the US state of Nebraska on Wednesday, the first day of this year's legislative session.

The Hill

 

Guam's Catholic Church facing at least 280 child sex abuse lawsuits

The Catholic Church on Guam is now facing more than 280 child sex abuse lawsuits, as attempts to settle them get underway.

RNZ

 

Trump envoy calls on social media companies to target anti-semitism

The Trump administration's envoy for combating anti-semitism on Wednesday called on social media companies to enforce their own terms of use more stringently to weed out anti-semitic content online.

The Times of Israel

  

Latest from the NSS

 

Islamic school segregates and treats girls unfavourably, says Ofsted

An independent Islamic school is segregating pupils by sex and giving boys more opportunities than girls, inspectors have found.

  

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