Catholic Church covered up abuse of 1,000 children in Pennsylvania
Posted: Wed, 15 Aug 2018
Pennsylvania's Catholic Church leaders covered up the abuse of over 1,000 children by more than 300 priests, a major report has said. Read More »
Scottish govt commits to faith schools despite religious decline
Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2018
The Scottish government has told the NSS it has no plans to roll back faith schools as a poll shows Scots are becoming less religious. Read More »
NSS backs call for review of role of sharia ‘courts’ in divorce
Posted: Tue, 14 Aug 2018
The NSS has backed calls for the government to withdraw divorce guidance which encourages women to turn to religious 'courts'. Read More »
Tribunal dismisses homophobic Muslim teacher’s discrimination claim
Posted: Mon, 13 Aug 2018
A tribunal has dismissed a claim of religious discrimination from a deputy head teacher who was sacked for expressing homophobic views. Read More »
Jewish school may place requirements on families, adjudicator rules
Posted: Thu, 09 Aug 2018
A state school is not breaching the school admissions code by placing demands on families' dress and behaviour, an adjudicator has ruled. Read More »
NI women will be able to access abortions in Ireland, minister says
Posted: Wed, 08 Aug 2018
Women from Northern Ireland will be able to access abortion services in the Republic of Ireland, an Irish minister has said. Read More »
NSS writes to Welsh town council over prayers just before meetings
Posted: Wed, 08 Aug 2018
The NSS has asked the mayor of a Welsh town to ensure prayers are "sufficiently separate" from council meetings and "entirely optional". Read More »
High Court rules Muslim ‘marriage’ void rather than non-marriage
Posted: Tue, 07 Aug 2018
A woman who had a Muslim 'marriage' ceremony but not a civil one is entitled to a decree of nullity which rules her marriage void. Read More »
Washington Metro can reject issue-related ads, US court rules
Posted: Thu, 02 Aug 2018
Washington, DC's Metro system can refuse to carry religious adverts on buses and trains, an appeal court in the US has ruled. Read More »
Public backs reform of Thought for the Day, poll finds
Posted: Tue, 31 Jul 2018
Fewer than one in five British people think BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day should always feature religious content, a poll has found. Read More »
EHRC rebukes government over failure to act on caste discrimination
Posted: Sat, 28 Jul 2018
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has criticised the government's failure to legislate on caste discrimination. Read More »
NSS welcomes Ofsted head’s opposition to faith-based exemptions
Posted: Fri, 27 Jul 2018
The National Secular Society has welcomed the chief inspector of schools in England's expression of opposition to faith-based "carve-outs" in regulations for independent schools.
In an interview this week with the JC, Amanda Spielman said the education watchdog... Read More »
“Establishment” helped abusive bishop evade justice, inquiry hears
Posted: Thu, 26 Jul 2018
Figures including an archbishop of Canterbury, politicians and judges helped a bishop who committed sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard. Read More »
Hindu leader calls on Italian brewery to withdraw “inappropriate” beer
Posted: Thu, 26 Jul 2018
The NSS has warned of the need to resist "a competitive offence-taking culture" after a Hindu group asked a brewery to withdraw a beer. Read More »
Council proposes secular remembrance space following NSS intervention
Posted: Tue, 24 Jul 2018
The City of Edinburgh Council has proposed creating a new remembrance space without religious symbols following advice from the National Secular Society. Read More »
NSS: government decision on caste discrimination shows "callous disregard for victims"
Posted: Mon, 23 Jul 2018
The NSS has criticised the government's decision not to explicitly recognise caste-based discrimination under equality legislation. Read More »
NSS welcomes ‘fair and equitable’ draft coroner protocol
Posted: Fri, 20 Jul 2018
The NSS has welcomed a new draft protocol for prioritising deaths reported to a London coroner. Read More »
Consultation launched on relationship & sex education guidance
Posted: Fri, 20 Jul 2018
The government has launched a consultation on new statutory guidance and regulations intended to make Relationships Education and Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) compulsory.
As the National Secular Society reported on Tuesday, the delay in bringing... Read More »
NSS urges Irish PM to force pope to pay abuse compensation debt
Posted: Thu, 19 Jul 2018
The National Secular Society has urged the Irish PM to force the Catholic Church to pay a €7 million shortfall in compensation owed to survivors of clerical child abuse. Read More »
High Court dismisses school religious designation review
Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2018
The High Court has refused to grant a judicial review of a decision to merge a non-religious school into a Christian one, resulting in a new faith school. Read More »
