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Latest News
Fri, 22 Jun 2018
NHS withdraws faith-based fasting advice after NSS request for review
NHS Choices has removed advice which drew heavily on Islamic theology from its website and will consider replacing it.
Fri, 22 Jun 2018
C of E’s “industrial-scale whitewash” of sexual abuse exposed
The C of E covered up sexual abuse by vastly reducing the number of cases it deemed to require formal action, according to a BBC report.
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
Activists resist expansion of religious education in Turkey
A movement to resist the expansion of religious education in Turkey is coordinating activists from 20 cities around the country.
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
NSS: Irish referendum should prompt “celebration of free speech”
The NSS has said Ireland's upcoming referendum on blasphemy should "prompt a debate about celebrating free speech as a positive value".
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
NSS’s 2018 Bradlaugh Lecture to explore rise of Hindu nationalism
The human rights activist Gita Sahgal will explore the rise of Hindu nationalism in the NSS's 2018 Bradlaugh Lecture in Manchester.
Opinion
As a poll shows public ambivalence to a much-hyped sermon at the royal wedding, Chris Sloggett says the fuss around Michael Curry has distracted from an opportunity to ask critical questions about religion's public role.
The British people deserve better than the fawning over Michael Curry
Thu, 21 Jun 2018
A new book reveals a substantive movement of people choosing to leave Islam. Fiyaz Mughal, its co-editor, reflects on the stories it tells and the importance of mutual respect and empathy between Muslims and ex-Muslims.
It’s worth knowing why more Muslims are leaving faith behind
Tue, 19 Jun 2018
Emma Park on what Margaret Atwood's modern dystopian classic (and its TV adaptation) tells us about the relationship between theocracy, gender and self-identity.
God, Guys and Guns. A review of The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood
Thu, 14 Jun 2018
The bishop of Gloucester is entitled to question whether atheists can truly have deep love or hope, writes Stephen Evans. But the state shouldn't indulge the view that the religious are morally superior to others.
Bishop Rachel’s prejudiced thinking highlights the problem of state-sponsored religion
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
Schools are forbidden from promoting, showing favouritism to or discriminating on the grounds of partisan politics. Alastair Lichten asks why partisan religious beliefs are treated so differently.
Religion and politics – the discrepancy at the heart of our schools
Tue, 12 Jun 2018