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NSS: Don’t let religion impede women escaping violence in Scotland

NSS: Don’t let religion impede women escaping violence in Scotland

Using faith groups to deliver services for women experiencing violence may risk exploitation, the National Secular... Read More »

Experts: “Serious weaknesses” in medical guidance on circumcision

Experts: “Serious weaknesses” in medical guidance on circumcision

Experts have criticised "serious weaknesses" in medical guidance which permits religious and cultural circumcision... Read More »

Secular subjects at faith school limited to English and maths

Secular subjects at faith school limited to English and maths

A faith school has failed an inspection for devoting most of its curriculum to religion, with "little time" for secular... Read More »

Women’s health strategy aims to end taboos

Women’s health strategy aims to end taboos

The government aims to end taboos on women's health issues including menstruation and contraception in its new strategy.... Read More »

NSS welcomes recommended reform to weddings

NSS welcomes recommended reform to weddings

The National Secular Society has welcomed a government-commissioned report recommending reform of wedding laws in... Read More »

Stun animals before kosher slaughter, Jewish group says

Stun animals before kosher slaughter, rabbi says

A rabbi has recommended that animals slaughtered for kosher meat be stunned first to reduce suffering.

An internal... Read More »

NSS urges MoD to address Christian-centric approach to welfare

NSS urges MoD to address Christian-centric approach to welfare

The National Secular Society has urged the Ministry of Defence to ensure its welfare provision is fully inclusive... Read More »

Pupils at failing Catholic school 'do not learn about other faiths’

Pupils at failing Catholic school 'do not learn about other faiths'

A state-funded Catholic school has been criticised by inspectors for failing to teach pupils about other religions.... Read More »

NSS: Bill of Rights must protect FoRB for all

NSS: Bill of Rights must protect FoRB for all

The National Secular Society has raised concerns about a potential erosion of rights for nonreligious people in the... Read More »

Beware religious harms to mental health and wellbeing, NSS warns

Beware religious harms to mental health and wellbeing, NSS warns

Religious imposition in healthcare, education and public services can harm mental health, the National Secular Society... Read More »

Assisted dying debate: Most MPs back reform

Assisted dying debate: Most MPs back reform

The majority of MPs who spoke at a parliamentary debate supported reforming the law to allow the choice of assisted... Read More »

Ruling: Collective worship and RE in NI schools breach human rights

Ruling: Collective worship and RE in NI schools breach human rights

Collective worship and Christian-biased religious education in Northern Ireland breach human rights, a high court... Read More »

N. Ireland to adopt marriage law reforms backed by NSS

N. Ireland to adopt marriage law reforms backed by NSS

Northern Ireland will adopt proposals backed by the National Secular Society to modernise marriage laws.

In a statement... Read More »

Gov't refuses to end faith school discrimination despite inequalities

Gov't refuses to end faith school discrimination despite inequalities

The National Secular Society has called on the government to act to end faith-based school admissions after a minister... Read More »

State funded theology colleges “can be exempt” from free speech duty

State funded theology colleges “can be exempt” from free speech duty

Publicly funded theological colleges may be exempt from duties on universities to promote free speech, a minister... Read More »

NSS deplores revocation of abortion rights in US

NSS deplores revocation of abortion rights in US

The National Secular Society has expressed dismay that a Supreme Court decision will result in millions of women in... Read More »

UN tells Chile to examine clerical child abuse following NSS report

UN tells Chile to examine clerical child abuse following NSS report

A United Nations committee has called on Chile to investigate all cases of child abuse in the Catholic Church following... Read More »

“No plans” to review school collective worship, government tells UN

“No plans” to review school collective worship, government tells UN

The UK government is refusing to review laws requiring collective worship in schools despite repeated requests from... Read More »

Islamic school leader banned for misogynistic and homophobic sermons

Islamic school leader banned for misogynistic and homophobic sermons

The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to ban a former faith school proprietor after he published hateful... Read More »

Feminist and secularist Pragna Patel to deliver NSS Bradlaugh Lecture 2022

Feminist and secularist Pragna Patel to deliver NSS Bradlaugh Lecture 2022

Veteran secularist and women's rights campaigner Pragna Patel will be the guest speaker at the National Secular Society's... Read More »

Religious and cultural genital cutting challenged at NSS event

Religious and cultural genital cutting challenged at NSS event

Experts made the case for protecting all children from religious and cultural genital cutting at a recent National... Read More »

Government opposes moves to protect secular schools’ ethos

Government opposes moves to protect secular schools’ ethos

The government has refused to support amendments to a bill which would help nonreligious academies protect their secular... Read More »

Cinemas cancel ‘blasphemous’ film over security concerns

Cinemas cancel ‘blasphemous’ film over security concerns

A cinema chain has cancelled all screenings of a film about Islamic history for security reasons following religious... Read More »

Over 60% Brits think bishops have no place in parliament

Over 60% Brits think bishops have no place in parliament

Most Brits think bishops should not have automatic seats in parliament, new figures confirm.

A survey of 1,631 UK adults... Read More »

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