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: Tue, 07 Dec 2021
NSS welcomes free speech assurances in proposed hate crime reforms
The National Secular Society has welcomed proposals to protect the freedom to criticise harmful cultural practices.
Posted: Mon, 06 Dec 2021
Public backs labelling of religious non-stun slaughter meat
The British public back the labelling for meat from animals slaughtered without stunning, new figures show.
Posted: Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Period products in schools may be restricted on religious grounds
The National Secular Society has warned that religious objections could be restricting the use of period products in schools.
Posted: Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Quarter of independent faith schools fail Ofsted inspection
Ofsted's latest statistic shows that in the last year 25% of non-association independent faith schools have not met required school standards....
Posted: Thu, 25 Nov 2021
NSS backs proposals for assisted dying law in Scotland
The National Secular Society has backed proposals to allow the choice of assisted dying in Scotland.
Opinion
We need to tackle anti-Muslim hate, but the politicised and problematic term of Islamophobia should be ditched, argues Nova Daban.
‘Islamophobia’ distracts from tackling anti-Muslim bigotry
Posted: Tue, 30 Nov 2021
A recent report on state-sanctioned killings of 'blasphemers' and 'apostates' suggests re-interpreting Islam as a solution rather than promoting universal human rights. Megan Manson argues this is the wrong approach.
Don’t sacrifice the principle of universal human rights to religious leaders
Posted: Mon, 22 Nov 2021
The Armed Forces must dismantle their institutional Christian privilege if they are truly committed to inclusivity, says Megan Manson.
‘Inclusive language’ in the army is meaningless without inclusive culture
Posted: Mon, 08 Nov 2021
Paul Stanley's work shows how much more inclusive and engaging school assemblies could be without the anachronistic legal requirement for religious worship, argues Sue Garratt.
A vision for inclusive assemblies for all
Posted: Fri, 05 Nov 2021
The national conversation following the brutal killing of David Amess suggests an unwillingness to tackle the Islamic extremism behind it, argues Stephen Evans.
Islamist extremism won’t be addressed by ignoring it
Posted: Thu, 21 Oct 2021