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Government must outlaw caste discrimination, says NSS
The National Secular Society has promised to "actively support" efforts to outlaw caste discrimination after calling... Read More »
Schools sidelining RE, survey finds
The National Secular Society has called for a 'fundamental rethink' about religious education after new research revealed... Read More »
Just 6% of British adults are practising Christians, survey finds
Only 6% of adults in Britain are practising Christians and very few of them decided to become Christians during adulthood,... Read More »
Inclusion of trans pupils violates religious rights, claim parents
Parents of a pupil at a Church of England primary school have withdrawn their 6-year-old son in protest at the school... Read More »
Campaigners raise concern over hijab in primary schools
Feminist campaigners are calling for a "robust" response after it emerged that many state primary schools are incorporating... Read More »
NSS asks Lords committee on citizenship to promote secular principles
The National Secular Society has called on Britain to celebrate equality and respect for secular democracy, the rule... Read More »
NSS welcomes Conway Hall launch of 'Victorian Blogging' project
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new project from Conway Hall which will highlight the work of Victorian... Read More »
More than half of Brits now non-religious, study finds
The National Secular Society has called for "a serious debate about religion's place in our society" after a study... Read More »
How a teacher and a Virgin Mary statue drew attention to religious bias in the Irish education system
A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a state-funded school with a "religious... Read More »
Humanist teacher loses discrimination claim over Mary statue
A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a Catholic school in Ireland has lost a claim of discrimination at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing. Read More »
NSS criticises Chinese crackdown on religious freedom
The National Secular Society has joined Amnesty International in condemning the Chinese government's crackdown on... Read More »
NSS calls for clearer labelling on halal meat
The National Secular Society has called for clearer labelling on meat slaughtered by religious methods.
The NSS was... Read More »
Joint faith school campus brings segregation under one roof
A new £17m campus which houses Catholic and Jewish faith schools together has opened in East Renfrewshire.
St... Read More »
Same-sex marriages need not be recognised in NI, court rules
The High Court has ruled that same-sex marriages which are entered into in England do not need to be recognised in... Read More »
Caught between Hindu and Buddhist nationalists: Rohingya Muslims face expulsion
The Indian government plans to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the country to Myanmar after labelling them... Read More »
NSS calls for ban on ‘gay conversion therapies’ after church starvation
The National Secular Society has called on the government to consider banning so-called gay conversion 'therapies'... Read More »
Blasphemy laws “astonishingly widespread” - report
Dozens of countries from all corners of the globe retain laws which punish blasphemy and most of them punish the 'crime'... Read More »
DUP vows to resist calls to legalise abortion and same-sex marriage
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said her party will retain Northern Ireland's restrictions on abortion and same-sex marriage,... Read More »
Three setbacks for anti-counter extremism lobby
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent – the government's counter-radicalisation... Read More »
Series of setbacks for anti-counter extremism lobby
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent - the government's counter-radicalisation safeguarding strategy - have suffered three setbacks in two weeks. Read More »
Anti-counter extremism lobby suffers series of setbacks
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent - the government's counter-radicalisation safeguarding strategy - have suffered three setbacks in two weeks. Read More »
Malaysia targets ex-Muslims over viral atheist photo
Malaysia's government says it will re-educate ex-Muslims who took part in an atheist meeting after a photo of the... Read More »
NSS criticises Archbishops over clerical hostility to LGBT+ rights
The National Secular Society's Executive Director, Keith Porteous Wood, has criticised Church of England leaders for... Read More »
Evangelising NHS worker may not launch second appeal, court rules
An NHS worker who was disciplined for using her position to evangelise will not be allowed to appeal against a decision... Read More »
UN tells Pakistan to end blasphemy laws and protect minorities
The UN's Human Rights Committee has told Pakistan to end its blasphemy laws and do more to protect religious minorities.... Read More »
