Opinion
Anti-Muslim bigotry and the problem, with ‘Islamophobia’
Islamists are again using the victims of anti-Muslim bigotry to advance their agenda. Once again, a British university... Read More »
Don’t ban women drivers – ban faith schools
In a pluralist and diverse society, it's an invitation to ignorance for children to be segregated by their parent's... Read More »
Christian leaders need to prioritise their targets
It is tiresomely common to have some Christian leaders describing secularism as intolerant, bigoted, militant or aggressive.... Read More »
The Catholic Church is now paying the price for its past in Ireland
NSS executive director Keith Porteous Wood welcomes the Irish referendum result on marriage equality and argues that... Read More »
Time for Christians of goodwill to say “Not In My Name”
Most Christians don't feel the need to be exempt from equality legislation in order to live their lives in accordance... Read More »
A very confused and immoderate Moderator
Alistair McBay examines the confused and immoderate arguments of the new Moderator of the Free Church of Scotland.... Read More »
‘Spiritual influence’, democracy and free expression
Religious voting blocs and sectarian and divisive politics harm society and can undermine democracy. But are laws... Read More »
You can never kill ideas: an anonymous blogger on the deaths of secularists in Bangladesh
Following the recent wave of assassinations targeting atheist and secular writers in Bangladesh, we publish the thoughts... Read More »
After initial crisis, nation struggles on without Minister for Faith
After initial panic and a constitutional and political crisis, the country is struggling on without a Minister for... Read More »
Most Britons aren’t religious- but are religious ‘voting blocs’ wielding increasing power in our elections?
Religious leaders are wielding disproportionate influence in this election. Benjamin Jones argues that this is likely... Read More »
Cardinal Nichols’ conflation of secularism and religious persecution is self-serving and shameful
It's grossly distasteful to equate the persecution of Christians in the Middle East with the discomfort felt by some... Read More »
It should be politically impossible for universities to enforce blasphemy laws
It should be politically toxic, publicly excruciating, there should be protests, and mass disruption to campuses when... Read More »
Secularist bequest upheld in court, in 1915
A landmark legal cases involving secularists took place a century ago. In Bowman v. Secular Society the relatives... Read More »
The Christian “fired for praying at work” – here’s the other side of the story
The British media unquestioningly promulgates the false narrative of Christians being discriminated against in the... Read More »
Allowing children to languish in illegal religious 'schools' is the bigotry of low expectations
NSS campaigns manager Stephen Evans warns that growing numbers of unregulated religious 'schools' are badly letting... Read More »
What do the minor parties have to say about secularism and religion?
From the Wessex Regionalists to the Christian People's Alliance, the NSS presents some highlights on secularism and... Read More »
Irish same-sex marriage – is the Church trying to blackmail the state?
The Roman Catholic Church in Ireland has threatened to stop civil marriage registration if Irish law is changed to... Read More »
Election 2015: Where the parties stand on secularist issues
Find out where the parties stand on collective worship, faith schools, multiculturalism, sex and relationships education,... Read More »
Secularism in 2050: huge changes in population make a secular UK even more urgent
As huge demographic changes and the rapid increase in the Muslim population reshape religion in the UK, Benjamin Jones... Read More »
Let’s stop confusing education with religious inculcation
The blurring of the distinction between education and religious inculcation in British schools is preventing young... Read More »
Why we should stop saying ‘Islamophobia’
The bigoted views of Islamists and anti-Muslim demagogues must be challenged, but the term 'Islamophobia' only serves... Read More »
Even the chief architect of the expansion of religious schools is now having doubts
With the public, of all faiths and none, increasingly recognising the problems caused by faith schools, NSS president... Read More »
Why would a teenager want to join the Islamic State?
Gijsbert Stoet, a Reader in Psychology at the University of Glasgow, considers why so many teenagers have sought to... Read More »
Je suis Michael Overd: this obnoxious street preacher is a canary in the coal mine for free speech
An offensive street preacher has been charged for giving a "religiously aggravated" sermon, and was told by a police... Read More »
Should taxpayers be paying for the Church’s leaking roofs?
Keith Porteous Wood argues that with the Church Commissioners sitting on a £4bn surplus, the Church of England... Read More »
