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** Your daily media briefing - Monday 27 January
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 is a 'laughing stock' following civil partnership guidelines, senior religious figures warn <[link removed]>
The Church of England has become a "laughing stock", senior religious figures have warned bishops, after they issued a decree that people in civil partnerships should not have intercourse.
The Telegraph
* Calls for 'virginity repair' surgery to be banned <[link removed]>
Campaigners are urging the government to outlaw "virginity repair" surgery.
BBC
* Prince William given Church of Scotland title <[link removed]>
The queen has appointed Prince William as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, according to a tweet from Kensington Palace.
CNN
* Islamic school rated inadequate over leaflet says it will sue Ofsted <[link removed]>
An independent faith school was rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted after a 25 year old leaflet promoting an Islamic caliphate was found in its library. The school has mounted a legal challenge.
iNews
* Ofsted: Charedi Jewish school ‘airbrushed’ Queen Elizabeth I out of history <[link removed]>
Ofsted has criticised a Charedi school which it says "airbrushed" Queen Elizabeth I from history, by redacting information about the former monarch from textbooks.
Jewish News
* Law chief considers a review on right-to-die <[link removed]>
The justice secretary has opened the door to a law for assisted dying by saying he will consider a review of the evidence.
Sunday Express
* ‘The law on assisted dying needs to change’ <[link removed]>
Christine Jardine MP calls for a review of the law on assisted dying.
The Times (£)
* Parents convicted of allowing FGM to be carried out on daughter to be sentenced in Ireland today <[link removed]>
The parents of a young girl who is deemed to have undergone female genital mutilation are due to be sentenced later today.
TheJournal.ie
* Women lead protest against Modi’s ‘anti-Muslim’ drive <[link removed]>
Muslims across India are living in fear of a new citizenship law they say is designed to render millions stateless, writes Hugh Tomlinson in Delhi.
The Times (£)
* Runaway Iranian athlete wants to compete for Germany in Tokyo <[link removed]>
Iran's only female Olympic medallist, Kimia Alizadeh, wants to compete for Germany as soon as the next Games in Tokyo, but regardless of whether she achieves that ambition, she never expects to return to her home country.
Reuters
* ‘The countries where being gay is illegal’ <[link removed]>
The Church of England has angered progressive Christians by stating that sexual intercourse should only take place between heterosexual married couples. Religion is a significant factor in the criminalisation of homosexuality worldwide.
The Week
** Latest NSS podcast
* Ep 22: Bishops in the Lords - Dick Taverne interview <[link removed]>
Is it time to remove the bishops' bench in the House of Lords? Emma Park travels to Westminster to ask Liberal Democrat peer Dick Taverne why he's introduced a private members' bill to do just that.
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