Brunei introduces death for gay sex and adultery under sharia law
Posted: Thu, 28 Mar 2019
Brunei will impose death by stoning to punish gay sex and adultery as it implements a draconian form of Islamic law from next week. Read More »
NSS to challenge new religiously selective faith school proposals
Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
The government has announced details of plans for 14 new faith schools which could select all their children on a religious basis. Read More »
NSS asks Home Office to review use of ‘faith tests’ in asylum cases
Posted: Tue, 26 Mar 2019
The NSS has asked the Home Office to review its use of 'faith tests' in the handling of asylum applications. Read More »
Home Office uses Bible passages to justify asylum refusal
Posted: Fri, 22 Mar 2019
The NSS has criticised the Home Office for citing Bible passages as it refused asylum to a man who converted from Islam to Christianity. Read More »
NSS questions public benefit of Islamic “anti-Ahmadi” charity
Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2019
The NSS has questioned why an organisation that displayed literature calling for the killing of Ahmadi Muslims has charitable status. Read More »
Doctors’ body drops opposition to assisted dying
Posted: Thu, 21 Mar 2019
The NSS has welcomed a decision by the Royal College of Physicians to drop its opposition to the legalisation of assisted dying. Read More »
More schools suspend diversity teaching under Muslim pressure
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
Four more primary schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching lessons about diversity amid complaints from mainly Muslim parents. Read More »
NSS launches new range of school resources: Exploring Secularism
Posted: Wed, 20 Mar 2019
The NSS has launched a new range of resources for secondary schools related to secularism and religion's role in society. Read More »
NSS leads call for national inquiry into school admissions
Posted: Tue, 19 Mar 2019
The NSS has raised concerns about faith-based discrimination and segregation and called for an inquiry into school admissions in England. Read More »
Over 12,000 charities exist only to promote religion, NSS reveals
Posted: Mon, 18 Mar 2019
Over 12,000 charities exist solely to promote religion with some using public money to promote extremism and harmful practices, a new National Secular Society report has revealed. Read More »
Former ‘pope in waiting’ jailed for child sexual abuse
Posted: Fri, 15 Mar 2019
The Vatican's ex-treasurer George Pell has been sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison for sexual activity with children in Australia. Read More »
Birmingham school suspends diversity lessons despite Ofsted backing
Posted: Thu, 14 Mar 2019
A school has suspended lessons about diversity amid objections from predominantly Muslim parents. Read More »
NSS queries faith requirement for government fertility regulator job
Posted: Thu, 14 Mar 2019
The NSS has questioned a government advert which sought a board member for a fertility regulator "from a faith background". Read More »
Nick Cohen & Pragna Patel to address free speech at Secularism 2019
Posted: Wed, 13 Mar 2019
Nick Cohen and Pragna Patel will address the subject of freedom of expression at the NSS's Secularism 2019 conference. Read More »
Senior French Catholic cardinal convicted of covering up abuse
Posted: Fri, 08 Mar 2019
The most senior Catholic official in France, the archbishop of Lyon Philippe Barbarin, has been convicted of covering up sexual abuse. Read More »
Campaigners renew offer to fund Sunday swimming on Lewis
Posted: Thu, 07 Mar 2019
A community group has renewed an offer to pay for Sunday openings of a leisure centre on the Isle of Lewis amid Sabbatarian opposition. Read More »
NSS calls on NSPCC to reconsider its position on genital cutting
Posted: Thu, 07 Mar 2019
The NSS has called on the NSPCC to reconsider its position on non-therapeutic male circumcision after it defended the practice. Read More »
Out-of-school settings code should be mandatory, NSS tells DfE
Posted: Thu, 07 Mar 2019
The NSS has said a code of practice for out-of-school educational settings should be mandatory in response to a government consultation. Read More »
NSS: government must support schools which promote LGBT equality
Posted: Tue, 05 Mar 2019
The NSS has urged the government to support a school in Birmingham which is under pressure to stop teaching lessons on LGBT equality. Read More »
Doctors’ body: consider parents’ religion on infant genital cutting
Posted: Wed, 27 Feb 2019
The NSS has criticised the British Medical Association for giving "vague" advice to doctors on the ethics of infant circumcision. Read More »
