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Study: Brits wary of religion but at ease with religious difference

Study: Brits wary of religion but at ease with religious difference

People in Great Britain are increasingly wary of religion yet comfortable with people belonging to different religions,... Read More »

Kettlethorpe: New guidance on ‘non crime hate incidents’ approved

Kettlethorpe: New guidance on ‘non crime hate incidents’ approved

Guidance saying 'non crime hate incidents' should not be recorded at schools has been approved following a high-profile... Read More »

NSS speaks out at pro-genital autonomy event

NSS speaks out at pro-genital autonomy event

The National Secular Society has called for an end to all forms of non-consensual religious genital cutting at the... Read More »

Orkney Council ends voting privileges for religious appointees

Orkney Council ends voting privileges for religious appointees

The National Secular Society has welcomed a Scottish council's decision to end voting privileges for unelected religious... Read More »

Cabinet ministers to speak at Christian nationalist conference

Cabinet ministers to speak at Christian nationalist conference

The National Secular Society has expressed alarm over plans for cabinet ministers to speak alongside anti-LGBT campaigners... Read More »

Coronation should trigger debate on church and state, says NSS

Coronation should trigger debate on church and state, says NSS

King Charles' coronation should trigger a debate on the future relationship between church and state, the NSS has said. Read More »

NI government responds to hate crime free speech concerns

NI government responds to hate crime free speech concerns

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has agreed free speech protections are necessary in hate crime laws, following... Read More »

NSS questions “biased” government faith review

NSS questions “biased” government faith review

The National Secular Society has said a government review into faith engagement is biased and threatens to further... Read More »

Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group

Government terminates funding of “hate speech” Christian group

The government has ended its funding agreement with a charity whose chair called Islam "demonic" after the National... Read More »

NI faith schools cost taxpayer extra £226mn every year

NI faith schools cost taxpayer extra £226mn every year

Northern Ireland's religiously divided education system costs taxpayers £226mn extra each year, a new study... Read More »

Regulators halt advert plans following NSS censorship concerns

Regulators halt advert plans following NSS censorship concerns

Regulators have abandoned proposed new rules for advertising after the National Secular Society warned they may result... Read More »

Faith school told pupils about “negative impact” of homosexuality

Faith school told pupils about “negative impact” of homosexuality

A faith school discussed the "negative impact of homosexuality" with pupils as part of its response to allegations... Read More »

Last person executed for blasphemy honoured in France

Last person executed for blasphemy honoured in France

A statue of François-Jean de la Barre, the last person executed for blasphemy in France, has been symbolically... Read More »

NI Christian charity trustee compares gay marriage to bestiality

NI Christian charity trustee compares gay marriage to bestiality

The National Secular Society has raised concerns about a new charity whose trustee compared gay marriage to bestiality.... Read More »

Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse to become law

Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse to become law

The National Secular Society has welcomed government plans to introduce a legal requirement to report child sexual... Read More »

Study: Jurors could be biased against people who don’t swear to God

Study: Jurors could be biased against people who don’t swear to God

Bias against people who don't swear a religious oath in court may lead to hundreds of additional convictions, researchers... Read More »

Academic hounded by Islamic society speaks out at NSS event

Academic hounded by Islamic society speaks out at NSS event

A professor who feared for his life after being accused of 'Islamophobia' has called for more free speech protections... Read More »

Council reviews funding of Christian group accused of “hate speech”

Council reviews funding of Christian group accused of “hate speech”

A council is conducting an "urgent review" of its relationship with a Christian charity that the government criticised... Read More »

Remove bishops from House of Lords, says commission

Remove bishops from House of Lords, says commission

Bishops should no longer sit as of right in the House of Lords, a commission on political reform has said.

In a paper... Read More »

Government agrees to include NSS findings in school admissions review

Government agrees to include NSS findings in school admissions review

The government has said it will consider National Secular Society research on faith schools as part of its next review... Read More »

NSS calls for review of religious ‘crisis pregnancy centres’

NSS calls for review of religious ‘crisis pregnancy centres’

The National Secular Society has urged ministers to review the charitable status of 'crisis pregnancy centres' giving... Read More »

Bill to allow same-sex marriage in Church of England to be tabled

Bill to allow same-sex marriage in Church of England to be tabled

An MP will seek to introduce a bill next week to permit same-sex marriages to be performed by willing Church of England... Read More »

NSS calls for faith-based RSE to be included in review

NSS calls for faith-based RSE to be included in review

The National Secular Society has urged the government to consider the potential harms caused by faith-based relationships... Read More »

Regulator OKs misogyny, homophobia at Scottish religious charities

Regulator OKs misogyny, homophobia at Scottish religious charities

The National Secular Society is calling for reforms to charity law in Scotland after the charity regulator said it... Read More »

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