The National Secular Society works for the separation of religion and state and equal respect for everyone's human rights so that no one is either advantaged or disadvantaged on account of their beliefs.
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Latest News
Posted: Mon, 17 Feb 2020
NSS: council wrong over baptism certificates in school admissions
Renfrewshire Council plans to extend the priority given to children who are baptised Catholic for admission to Catholic schools.
Posted: Thu, 13 Feb 2020
Challenge to new Catholic school in Peterborough rejected
A challenge to a decision to open a new selective Catholic school has been rejected, despite strong backing from local residents.
Posted: Wed, 12 Feb 2020
Secularism linked to prosperity and better education, study finds
Secularism and tolerance of individual rights have made societies more prosperous, educated and democratic, according to a major study.
Posted: Wed, 05 Feb 2020
Council of Europe adopts measure on religious discrimination at work
The Council of Europe has rejected a motion calling for 'reasonable accommodation' of in the workplace – but adopted an alternative....
Posted: Mon, 03 Feb 2020
NSS refused permission to challenge faith school expansion in Wales
The NSS has been refused permission for a judicial review against Vale of Glamorgan Council over a Church in Wales school's expansion.
Opinion
After he was refused permission for a judicial review against Vale of Glamorgan Council, James Brunt says its decision to expand a faith school was based on dubious methodology and defied reasonable logic.
Denying a judicial review over a faith school’s expansion was a lamentable decision
Posted: Fri, 14 Feb 2020
The conviction of France's most senior Catholic cleric for failing to report child abuse has been overturned. Keith Porteous Wood says this should be a warning to those charged with responding to abuse in the UK.
The Cardinal Barbarin case highlights the need for well-drafted mandatory reporting laws
Posted: Thu, 06 Feb 2020
A new bill proposes to end Church of England bishops' automatic right to sit in parliament. This religious privilege is part of an unjust status quo and should be addressed, says Stephen Evans.
The bishops’ bench is an affront to democracy. Let’s scrap it
Posted: Fri, 31 Jan 2020
A religiously diverse new intake of MPs should prompt the removal of parliamentary prayers and the Church of England's privilege in our political institutions, says Megan Manson.
Our MPs now subscribe to many religious beliefs and none – it’s time to scrap parliamentary prayers
Posted: Fri, 31 Jan 2020
The C of E's position that sex is only for heterosexual married couples is heartless, discriminatory and out of touch with the country it supposedly serves. Time to cut its ties to the state, says Keith Porteous Wood.
The Church of England’s position on sex is yet another reason for disestablishment
Posted: Thu, 30 Jan 2020