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A health body has withdrawn guidance encouraging parents to seek faith leaders' advice over vaccinations after the NSS questioned it.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 »
Government warns Islamic independent school over sex segregation
Posted: Wed, 10 Jul 2019
An Islamic independent school that unlawfully segregates male and female pupils has been warned by the government. Read More »
BBC dilutes protections for religious ideas after NSS lobbying
Posted: Mon, 08 Jul 2019
The BBC has watered down some protections for religious ideas but retained a clause placing a premium on depictions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in new editorial guidelines.
The corporation has removed a requirement that content "likely to cause offence"... Read More »
Watchdog backs council which put child’s needs before parents’ religion
Posted: Fri, 05 Jul 2019
A watchdog has dismissed a parent's complaint that a council failed to regard his son's "religious heritage" when it placed him in care. Read More »
Seventh Day Adventist schools warned over safeguarding concerns
Posted: Fri, 05 Jul 2019
Two independent Seventh Day Adventist schools have been warned by the government over safeguarding concerns. Read More »
Anglican archbishops severely criticised at abuse inquiry
Posted: Thu, 04 Jul 2019
Senior Church of England figures including the archbishops of Canterbury and York have faced severe criticism at the IICSA inquiry. Read More »
