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.
Make a stand for freedom, fairness and human rights by adding your voice to the call for a secular democracy.
Latest News
Posted: Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council
The NSS has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority given to baptised Catholic children for admission to Catholic schools.
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
NSS welcomes ECHR’s rejection of anti-abortion nurses’ appeal
A European court has rejected an appeal by two nurses who were not hired as midwives in Sweden because they refused to perform abortions....
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
Protect all children from ritual genital cutting, NSS tells UN
The NSS has called on the UN Human Rights Council to ensure protections from forced genital cutting encompass all children equally.
Posted: Tue, 17 Mar 2020
End religious groups’ self-regulation on safeguarding, inquiry told
A lawyer representing child abuse victims has called for an end to religious groups' self-regulation on safeguarding at a public inquiry....
Posted: Thu, 12 Mar 2020
NSS raises Italy’s response to child abuse in Catholic Church at UN
The NSS has urged the UN Human Rights Council to strengthen recommendations designed to tackle child abuse in Italy's Catholic Church.
Opinion
Religious fanaticism is hindering the fight against coronavirus across much of the world. But in Britain, claims to religious exceptionalism are thankfully relatively isolated, says Chris Sloggett.
Secular attitudes and laws are assets against coronavirus
Posted: Fri, 03 Apr 2020
Most NSS supporters will now be confined to their homes over the coming weeks. But there's still plenty you can do to learn about secularism and promote our campaign for secular democracy.
Stuck at home? Here’s how you can learn about and support secularism
Posted: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
As the government publishes a framework for the extension of abortion rights in NI, Dr Antony Lempert welcomes politicians' belated willingness to defend women's right to choose but laments several missed opportunities.
Northern Ireland’s new abortion guidelines are welcome but should have gone further
Posted: Fri, 27 Mar 2020
You don't need to agree with everything Trevor Phillips has said about Muslims or Islam to be concerned at the attempt to render his ideas beyond the pale, says Chris Sloggett.
Trevor Phillips’s suspension is another blow to robust public debate
Posted: Wed, 11 Mar 2020
The Church of England and its supporters are opposing plans to make it easier for couples to divorce without assigning blame. Chris Sloggett says parliamentarians should resist their lobbying.
Don’t let religious interests make divorce any harder than it needs to be
Posted: Thu, 05 Mar 2020