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Latest News
Fri, 12 Oct 2018
NSS writes to Foreign Office over blasphemy case in Pakistan
The NSS has urged the Foreign Office to do what it can to secure the release of a woman facing execution in Pakistan for blasphemy.
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
Christian bakers did not discriminate against gay customer, Supreme Court rules
A owners of bakery that refused to make a cake with the slogan 'support gay marriage' were not discriminatory, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
Let children make their own minds up about religion, says report
The NSS has welcomed an academic report which calls on English state schools to raise children in a religiously neutral manner.
Tue, 02 Oct 2018
NSS reiterates call for end of Anglican judges’ service
The NSS has again written to the justice secretary to call for the end of Anglican services which mark the beginning of the legal year.
Fri, 28 Sep 2018
C of E wants unconditional government support for church repairs
The NSS has urged the government not to submit to a Church of England demand for at least £30m per year for church maintenance.
Opinion
The revelation that Amazon funds extremist religious charities is the tip of the iceberg. Our charity system has deep problems, in part stemming from the presumption that religion is a public good, says Megan Manson.
Why are harmful charities registered at all?
Fri, 12 Oct 2018
The good deeds of faith-based organisations shouldn't lead us to turn a blind eye to their more ethically dubious practices, argues Stephen Evans.
The questionable ethics of evangelical debt advice
Fri, 05 Oct 2018
Campaigners' elation at the arrival of opposite-sex civil partnerships is understandable, says Chris Sloggett. But beware politicians using it to excuse their failure to loosen the Church of England's grip on marriage.
Don’t let mixed-sex civil partnerships distract from the need for marriage reform
Wed, 03 Oct 2018
The principle of bodily autonomy is enough reason to end genital cutting, says Brian D. Earp. Allowing 'health benefits' to dictate its acceptability risks legitimising inconsistent, pseudo-scientific justifications.
Genital cutting: the search for ‘health benefits’ is disingenuous and inconsistent
Thu, 27 Sep 2018
As councils in north London, police in West Yorkshire and politicians in Westminster pander to religious groups' demands, Chris Sloggett says public bodies should stop taking the line of least resistance.
Stop reflexively saying yes to religious groups
Fri, 21 Sep 2018