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: Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Two inclusive education bills progress in NI Assembly
Two bills supported by the NSS that would make education in Northern Ireland more inclusive have progressed in the assembly.
Posted: Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Religiously slaughtered meat supply outstrips demand, says report
Millions more animals than necessary to meet demand are religiously slaughtered without stunning, according to a recent study.
Posted: Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Report: Politicians use religion to restrict reproductive rights
Politicians around the world are using religion to restrict reproductive rights, a recent report has found.
Posted: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
RE promotes religiosity but not morality, German study finds
Religious education promotes religiosity but not broadly shared moral and political values, research suggests.
Posted: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
NSS backs plans to allow outdoor weddings permanently
The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to allow all types of weddings to be held outdoors indefinitely.
Opinion
Ending religious discrimination in faith school admissions is an important first step – but it will not undo all the harms caused by faith schools, says Alastair Lichten.
Religious selection is only part of the problem with faith schools
Posted: Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Faith-based selection forces families' religiosity to be assessed, compels conformity, and undermines everyone's freedom of belief, says Alastair Lichten.
Remove religious gatekeepers from school admissions
Posted: Tue, 04 Jan 2022
NSS chief executive Stephen Evans reflects on how secularism fared in 2021 and the NSS's activities over the year.
A message from the chief executive
Posted: Wed, 22 Dec 2021
Evangelical activists' insistence that equality amounts to discrimination is a narcissistic approach to human rights, argues Stephen Evans.
Christian lobby groups’ doublespeak is a distortion of human rights
Posted: Fri, 17 Dec 2021
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