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Posted: Wed, 13 Nov 2019
Blasphemy laws exist in 69 countries, report finds
Sixty-nine countries have blasphemy laws and penalties have hardened in parts of the world in recent years, a report has found.
Posted: Wed, 06 Nov 2019
Independent Islamic school segregating children by sex, says Ofsted
An Islamic school has been found in breach of standards for segregating children by sex, two years after the practice was ruled unlawful....
Posted: Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Government expects “industry” to inform consumers on non-stun meat
The government has said it expects food producers and outlets to give consumers information on meat from non-stun slaughter.
Posted: Thu, 31 Oct 2019
Compulsory RE mustn’t indoctrinate, says European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has said RE curricula must be conveyed in an "objective" manner after a successful NSS intervention.
Posted: Thu, 24 Oct 2019
Islamic school stays open after telling government it was closed
An independent Islamic school has remained open despite telling the government it had closed, a report has revealed.
Opinion
An Islamic organisation which condones extremist messages was among charities which registered on questionable grounds in October. The bar for religious groups to become charities is set too low, says Megan Manson.
Most new faith based charities do nothing but promote religion. Time to reform charity law
Posted: Tue, 19 Nov 2019
The Welsh government is considering removing the parental right to withdraw from religious education. Alastair Lichten argues that despite potential benefits, reforms don't go far enough to justify ending this longstanding...
This isn’t the time to end the right to withdraw from RE in Wales
Posted: Thu, 14 Nov 2019
Chris Sloggett says the major parties in the current election campaign are indulging Britain's division into religious tribes – and we should urgently ask how we can move past this.
Don’t let religious sectarianism tear our democracy apart
Posted: Thu, 14 Nov 2019
In response to a targeted criticism of the NSS for campaigning to end non-stun slaughter, Chris Sloggett says the principle of one law for all is worth upholding.
We should expect the religious to follow the same laws as everyone else
Posted: Thu, 07 Nov 2019