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SECULARISM IN THE MEDIA

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'NEW FAITH SCHOOLS WILL CREATE MORE DIVISION' [11]

If Boris Johnson wants to unite Britain he should be wary of backing a
policy that allows discrimination by religion, says Rachel Sylvester in
response to council officials' recommendation that a new Roman Catholic
primary school in Peterborough be opened.

The Times (£)

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SEX EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TO BE MADE COMPULSORY IN WALES [12]

Parents will no longer have the right to withdraw children from lessons
about relationships, sexuality and religion, the Welsh Government has
confirmed.

BBC News

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NORTHERN IRELAND PASTOR DEMANDS RIGHT FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES TO HOLD
RELIGIOUS WEDDINGS [13]

A Co Antrim church has criticised the new same-sex marriage arrangements,
as couples who wish to marry in a religious ceremony are currently "being
denied the right to do so".

Belfast Telegraph

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WE NEED REPAIR FUND, CHURCHES TELL GOVERNMENT [14]

Representatives from CofE churches have requested a dedicated repair fund
from the government to help maintain buildings.

Church Times

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TRANSGENDER WOMAN ENDS BID TO SEE HER ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWISH CHILDREN [15]

An ultra-Orthodox Jew who left her community to transition from male to
female has abandoned a family court fight to see her five children.

The Guardian

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OFSTED PRESSES CHAREDI JEWISH SCHOOL OVER LGBT-INCLUSIVE EDUCATION [16]

Ofsted said Gateshead Jewish Primary School, now known as Keser Torah Boys'
School, did not meet independent school standards because its leadership
confirmed that "pupils would not be taught about different sexual
orientations or gender identity".

The JC

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TEACHER ANDREW MOFFAT AT CENTRE OF LGBT BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS PROTESTS MOVES
TO NEW JOB [17]

Andrew Moffat faced protests from hundreds of Muslim parents over inclusive
education

iNews

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JESS PHILLIPS: 'THERE CAN BE NO GOING BACK ON ABORTION RIGHTS' [18]

Labour leadership candidate Jess Phillips says "for every step forward -
from the earliest birth control clinics in the 1920s to the referendum
result in Ireland in 2018 - there have been people wanting to pull us
backwards."

The Mirror

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UK’S FAILURE TO BAN FAR-RIGHT GROUPS UNDERMINES FIGHT AGAINST ONLINE
EXTREMISM, REPORT FINDS [19]

Islamists jailed for three times as long as far-right extremists for online
offences, report finds

The Independent

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LGBTQ+ HATE CRIMES DOUBLE IN 10 YEARS IN SCOTLAND [20]

Last year, according to statistics released under Freedom of Information
legislation, there were 1205 crimes recorded by Police Scotland where
sexual orientation was an aggravator.

The National

  

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PARENTS SET TO LOSE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW CHILDREN FROM RE IN WALES [21]

The Welsh government plans to remove parents' right to withdraw children
from lessons on religion and to rename religious education.

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JEWISH SCHOOL STOCKED SEXIST TEXTS AND LIMITS CURRICULUM, OFSTED SAYS [22]

An Orthodox Jewish school stocked texts which said women are "guards" to
their families' wellbeing, inspectors have said.

  

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