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Posted: Fri, 22 Jan 2021
Give couples greater freedom over where they marry, says NSS
The NSS has welcomed proposals for comprehensive reform of wedding law in England and Wales in response to a consultation.
Posted: Sat, 16 Jan 2021
Government issues notice to Jewish school which taught creationism
The government has taken action against an independent school which taught creationism as science and refused to enter pupils for GCSEs.
Posted: Fri, 15 Jan 2021
Irish mother and baby homes inflicted a “profound generational wrong”
A report has highlighted the Irish state's decades-long failure to protect vulnerable women and children at church-run institutions.
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2021
Treat religion equally during pandemic, NSS urges human rights body
The NSS has said it's justifiable to restrict communal religious activities during Covid-19 in a submission to a parliamentary committee....
Posted: Fri, 08 Jan 2021
Law Commission proposals risk chilling free speech, NSS warns
The NSS has warned that Law Commission proposals on hate crime and communications offences in England and Wales could chill free speech.
Opinion
Alastair Lichten argues that understanding Christian nationalism is essential to understanding the presidency of Donald Trump and its consequences for the world.
Christian nationalism is a key part of Trump’s legacy
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021
Former headteacher John Mapperley says the school he ran was given a vastly reduced range of options when considering academy status – and he believes the church puts its own interests above those of pupils.
Our school – and community – were severely disadvantaged by our C of E status
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021
Some registered charities exist primarily to convert members of one religion to another. Megan Manson says such activity is harmful to community cohesion – and shouldn't be treated as a valid charitable purpose.
Religious conversion isn’t a charitable endeavour
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2021
NSS chief executive Stephen Evans was interviewed in a recent edition of Charlie Hebdo which marked six years since the attack on its staff. The interview is reproduced here in English.
"Being offended is the price we pay for living in a free society": NSS CEO talks to Charlie Hebdo
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2021
With the country again plunged into a strict lockdown, Stephen Evans questions the rationale behind and wisdom of an exemption for religious worship in England.
The lockdown exemption for communal worship represents a dangerous double standard
Posted: Tue, 05 Jan 2021