NSS urges advertising regulators not to defer to religion
Posted: Fri, 13 Sep 2019
The NSS has urged two advertising regulation bodies to protect free expression on religion as they reconsider their rules on offence. Read More »
NSS rallies opposition to new selective Catholic school
Posted: Thu, 12 Sep 2019
The NSS is resisting plans to open a religiously selective Catholic school in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. Read More »
‘No Outsiders’ teacher delivers message of equality in NSS lecture
Posted: Wed, 11 Sep 2019
The creator of an inclusive school programme has emphasised the importance of teaching children about equality at a major NSS lecture. Read More »
NSS: free speech must be protected in hate crime review
Posted: Fri, 06 Sep 2019
The NSS has urged the Law Commission to protect free speech on religion as it reviews hate crime laws in England and Wales. Read More »
Adjudicator can’t stop Jewish school’s impositions on families
Posted: Thu, 05 Sep 2019
A Jewish state school may continue enforcing strict religious observance criteria on children and their families. Read More »
NSS questions NHS trust’s decision to use spiritual healing
Posted: Wed, 28 Aug 2019
The NSS has questioned why an NHS trust has hired a therapist who will specialise in reiki, a form of spiritual healing. Read More »
NSS asks council in north Wales to separate prayers from meetings
Posted: Wed, 28 Aug 2019
The NSS has asked councillors in Denbighshire to review their practice of holding prayers before meetings. Read More »
‘Islamophobia’ definition curtails free speech, campaigners warn
Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
The widespread adoption of a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' risks curtailing free speech, a collection of essays has warned. Read More »
Jewish school may severely restrict families’ IT use, says DfE
Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019
The government has said it will not prevent a Jewish school from severely restricting families' IT use after the NSS raised concerns. Read More »
NSS: don’t let religious groups discriminate on civil partnerships
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
The NSS has warned against allowing religious groups to host opposite-sex civil partnerships while opting out of hosting same-sex ones. Read More »
End religious appointees on Scottish education committees, NSS says
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
The NSS has urged MSPs to remove religious appointees from council education committees in a major report. Read More »
NSS urges government to review its language on blasphemy laws
Posted: Thu, 15 Aug 2019
The NSS has asked the government to review its stance on blasphemy laws amid concern that ministers only criticise their "misuse". Read More »
Public Health England changes vaccination advice after NSS lobbying
Posted: Thu, 15 Aug 2019
A health body has withdrawn guidance encouraging parents to seek faith leaders' advice over vaccinations after the NSS questioned it. Read More »
NSS questions Public Health England advice over flu vaccine
Posted: Tue, 30 Jul 2019
The NSS has asked why a public health body is encouraging parents to seek religious advice over whether to get their children vaccinated. Read More »
Parents challenge academy’s Christian assemblies in court
Posted: Mon, 29 Jul 2019
A couple have launched a legal challenge against a primary school over its use of Christian assemblies. Read More »
Domestic abuse campaigners given formal role at IICSA inquiry
Posted: Thu, 25 Jul 2019
Campaigners against domestic abuse within minority religious communities will be give formal roles in hearings at a child abuse inquiry. Read More »
Government admits it’s struggled to define extremism
Posted: Tue, 23 Jul 2019
The government has "struggled" to define extremism, the home secretary has said. Read More »
Employee sacked for sharing clip mocking religion is reinstated
Posted: Fri, 19 Jul 2019
A man who was sacked by Asda for sharing a video of the comedian Billy Connolly mocking religion on social media has been reinstated. Read More »
NSS urges councillors in Norfolk to scrap prayers before meetings
Posted: Wed, 17 Jul 2019
The NSS has urged councillors in Norfolk to stop holding prayers before meetings after a councillor tabled a motion to remove them. Read More »
Just 12% of Brits are affiliated to C of E, major survey reveals
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
The NSS has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role amid a significant decline in affiliation to the Church of England. Read More »
