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Wed, 12 Sep 2018
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The NSS will host a conference in May 2019 under the tagline 'reclaiming religious freedom', with prominent figures confirmed to speak.
Mon, 09 Jul 2018
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Mon, 09 Jul 2018
NSS to hold October conference on healthcare & secularism
The National Secular Society will hold its first ever conference on the role of secularism within healthcare in October.
Fri, 22 Jun 2018
NHS withdraws faith-based fasting advice after NSS request for review
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Thu, 27 Sep 2018
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Wed, 12 Sep 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 CEO Stephen Evans explains why religious liberty is too important to leave to zealots to defend.
Religious freedom isn't a licence to violate others’ rights
Thu, 01 Mar 2018
As Icelandic lawmakers consider whether to ban cutting infants' genitals for non-medical reasons, Dr Antony Lempert reflects on the ferocious backlash to the proposal in the UK.
How cutting cultures deny dissenters their voice and identity
Fri, 23 Feb 2018