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Latest News
Mon, 20 Aug 2018
NSS unveils blue plaque commemorating Holyoake
The NSS has unveiled a plaque commemorating the British secularist George Jacob Holyoake, who coined the term 'secularism', in London.
Tue, 14 Aug 2018
Scottish govt commits to faith schools despite religious decline
The Scottish government has told the NSS it has no plans to roll back faith schools as a poll shows Scots are becoming less religious.
Tue, 14 Aug 2018
NSS backs call for review of role of sharia ‘courts’ in divorce
The NSS has backed calls for the government to withdraw divorce guidance which encourages women to turn to religious 'courts'.
Mon, 13 Aug 2018
Tribunal dismisses homophobic Muslim teacher’s discrimination claim
A tribunal has dismissed a claim of religious discrimination from a deputy head teacher who was sacked for expressing homophobic views.
Thu, 09 Aug 2018
Jewish school may place requirements on families, adjudicator rules
A state school is not breaching the school admissions code by placing demands on families' dress and behaviour, an adjudicator has ruled.
Opinion
In this long read NSS president Keith Porteous Wood explains how all arms of the law co-operated to protect the now former bishop Peter Ball for decades and refutes claims that "it couldn't happen now".
Religious power and privilege failed the victims in the Peter Ball affair
Sat, 11 Aug 2018
Richard Scorer says a damning report on two leading Catholic schools' approach to safeguarding is a reminder of the need for a law mandating the reporting of suspected child abuse to the secular authorities.
Child protection must come before the reputation of institutions like Ampleforth and Downside
Thu, 09 Aug 2018
As Denmark's ban on face coverings in public comes into force, Stephen Evans says standing up for fundamental rights and freedoms is the best way to push back against the oppression the burka represents.
Burka bans do more harm than good
Thu, 02 Aug 2018
A chaplain should not have been sacked for criticising Pride off campus, says Chris Sloggett. But universities can strike a blow for free speech and critical enquiry if they stop appointing religious representatives.
Universities must commit to free expression – and they should stop hiring religious chaplains
Thu, 02 Aug 2018
NSS president Keith Porteous Wood reflects on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse's hearings into the case of the abusive bishop Peter Ball.
Anglicanism's 'purple circle' of bishops cannot be trusted over child abuse
Sat, 28 Jul 2018