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Bishops’ bench branded “undemocratic anomaly” in Lords debate
Peer says "no religion or its leaders should have a privileged role" in a democratic legislature. Read More »
Jewish counter-extremists urge action on schools with no secular education
Unregistered schools leaving British boys "wholly unable to speak, write or read English", report finds. Read More »
NSS: Prayer polling highlights absurdity of imposed worship in UK
UK has lowest percentage of people who pray daily out of 102 countries surveyed Read More »
Prince William rumoured to be “toying” with ending religious coronation oath
Abolishing religious coronation oath would potentially lead to disestablishment of Church of England, says source Read More »
UK Sikh group raises concerns over ‘Islamophobia’ definition
Incorporating "contested definition" of Islamophobia would create "hierarchy of religions", UK Sikh network claims. Read More »
Ex-Muslims gather in Oslo to celebrate dissent
NSS supports international conference promoting human rights and freedom Read More »
NSS raises faith-based school admissions at UN Human Rights Council
NSS calls for an end to religious selection and mandatory worship in state schools. Read More »
NSS raises concerns with BBC over interview with extremist imam
Imam introduced by the BBC as "highly respected" despite expressing 'supremacist, misogynistic, racist and homophobic' views Read More »
Parents and NSS call on regulator to protect boys from circumcision
Parent: authorities "scared to do anything because it's a religious issue". Read More »
Consultation: NSS supports Scottish assisted dying bill
Bill with legal safeguards would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults to request medical assistance to end their lives. Read More »
Protect public from harmful religious charities, NSS urges minister
Civil society must be safeguarded against religions with "regressive, divisive and harmful ideologies", NSS says. Read More »
Charity watchdog refuses to act on ‘gay exorcism’ church
Christian charity celebrates "miracle" of man delivered from "homosexual spirit" and says women should not deny their husbands sex. Read More »
'Religion-phobia' definitions must be avoided, NSS warns Government
NSS tells Angela Rayner adopting 'Islamophobia' definition will exacerbate tensions and threaten freedom to criticise religion Read More »
Christian charity compares abortion to burning children alive
Charity trustee says menstruation is a "symbol of death" and Old Testament isolation of menstruating women was a "blessing in disguise" Read More »
NSS presses Government on wedding law reform
NSS urges minister to update "unfair, confusing and restrictive" wedding laws in England and Wales. Read More »
NSS urges Speaker to support end to parliamentary prayers
NSS calls for an end to prayers in House of Commons after 47% MPs took secular affirmation or swore on non-Christian text. Read More »
NSS calls for action on charities which hosted extremist cleric
Four charities recently hosted Islamic preacher who condones sexual slavery and killing of 'blasphemers' Read More »
NSS urges Scottish health secretary to end NHS ritual circumcision
NSS says Scottish NHS funding of ritual circumcision of children is incompatible with newly introduced human rights legislation Read More »
Reserved seats for bishops questioned in Lords constitution debate
Lib Dem peer Paul Scriven said in "a modern democracy, no religious organisation should be guaranteed seats in a parliament" Read More »
NSS urges Scottish government to review religious charity law
NSS calls for removal of 'the advancement of religion' as a charitable purpose in response to public consultation Read More »
Bill to end collective worship in most schools to be introduced
Bill would replace mandatory daily act of broadly Christian worship with inclusive assemblies in nonreligious schools Read More »
NSS welcomes plan to tackle unregistered schools in new bill
NSS welcomes new duties and powers to end unregistered schools in bill but says plans must go further to ensure fairness in education Read More »
House of Lords reform should remove bishops, NSS tells Government
NSS urges constitution minister to include bishops in plans to remove hereditary peers Read More »
NSS opposes plan to convert secular school into faith school
Proposals would see holy communion introduced in celebration services and could allow faith-based admissions in future, NSS warns Read More »
Scrap Tory plans for faith schools, NSS urges Government
New government should abandon plans to expand religious discrimination in admissions and faith based special academies, NSS says Read More »
