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NSS refers Islamic charities to regulator following pro-Taliban lectures

NSS refers Islamic charities to regulator following pro-Taliban lectures

The National Secular Society has reported two Islamic charities to the regulator after extremist sermons were found... Read More »

End religious discrimination in education, NSS urges equality commission

End religious discrimination in education, NSS urges equality commission

The National Secular Society has called for an end to religious discrimination in schools to enhance fairness for... Read More »

NSS welcomes ruling on Christian foster agency case

NSS welcomes ruling on Christian foster agency case

The National Secular Society has welcomed a judgment upholding a ruling that a Christian fostering agency cannot reject... Read More »

Challenge religious stigmatising of LGBT people, NSS tells Welsh government

Challenge religious stigmatising of LGBT people, NSS tells Welsh government

The National Secular Society has called on the Welsh government to challenge religious homophobia in education, healthcare... Read More »

Doctors’ union drops opposition to assisted dying

Doctors’ union drops opposition to assisted dying

A doctors' union has dropped its opposition to assisted dying in a historic vote.

The British Medical Association (BMA),... Read More »

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NSS welcomes plans for non-stun slaughter labelling

The National Secular Society is calling for the public to support proposals for meat from animals not stunned before... Read More »

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Peers back bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools

A majority of peers have supported a bill to end the duty on non-faith schools in England to hold daily acts of Christian... Read More »

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Culture isn’t an excuse for inaction, says Nazir Afzal in NSS lecture

Culture shouldn't be an excuse for inaction on issues such as forced marriage, honour-based violence and child sexual... Read More »

Catholic school transforms into integrated one for first time in NI

Catholic school transforms into integrated one for first time in NI

Seaview Primary School reopened as Seaview Integrated Primary School. Read More »

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Child abuse inquiry criticises religious groups’ “egregious failings”

There are "egregious failings" in the way various religious organisations have handled child abuse, with a variety... Read More »

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Three in 10 families have little choice but a faith school, NSS finds

Three in 10 families in England are left with little choice but a faith school while thousands are forced into faith... Read More »

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Schools mustn’t replace worship with secular assemblies, insists minister

A government minister has said schools are not permitted to replace their legal duty to provide religious worship... Read More »

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Only one in five marriages in England & Wales was religious in 2018

Religious weddings hit a record low in England and Wales in 2018 as just one in five marriages were conducted as religious... Read More »

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Faith schools routinely de-prioritise children in care, report finds

The admissions policies of faith-based state secondary schools in England routinely prioritise children on religious grounds ahead of children who are or have been in care, a report has revealed. Read More »

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Nigerian Humanist leader charged over ‘blasphemous’ Facebook posts

The president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria is facing formal charges over Facebook posts which allegedly... Read More »

Law Commission

Religious privilege causing injustice, NSS tells Law Commission

The National Secular Society has argued that religious privilege creates inconsistencies and unfairness in laws on... Read More »

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Seven in 10 support normalising integrated education in NI, poll finds

More than seven in 10 people in Northern Ireland support efforts to make integrated education the norm there, a poll has found. Read More »

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Government doesn’t know how many children are forced into faith schools

The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools, or left... Read More »

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NSS welcomes moves to protect free speech on communications offences

The National Secular Society has welcomed moves to protect freedom of expression in a Law Commission report on proposed... Read More »

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MPs call for home education register to protect children’s rights

A House of Commons committee has called for a register of home educated children in England, along with other measures... Read More »

Proposed advertising rules may fuel religious censorship, NSS warns

Proposed advertising rules may fuel religious censorship, NSS warns

The National Secular Society has alerted the bodies which write advertising regulation guidelines that new proposals... Read More »

Faith school slammed for book advocating death for gay people

Faith school slammed for book advocating death for gay people

An independent faith school has failed an inspection after a book calling for gay people to be killed was found in... Read More »

NSS advises Scottish government on strategies to end ‘conversion therapy’

NSS advises Scottish government on strategies to end ‘conversion therapy’

The National Secular Society has called on the Scottish government to ban coercive 'conversion therapy' and tackle... Read More »

NSS welcomes plans to ban ‘virginity testing’

NSS welcomes plans to ban ‘virginity testing’

The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to ban 'virginity testing' to protect women and girls from violence... Read More »

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Faith school ‘breaching’ equality law over sex segregation, says report

The school inspectorate Ofsted has said an independent faith school "appears to be in breach" of equality law by segregating... Read More »

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