Beware religious harms to mental health and wellbeing, NSS warns
Posted: Tue, 05 Jul 2022
Religious imposition in healthcare, education and public services can harm mental health, the National Secular Society has warned. Read More »
Assisted dying debate: Most MPs back reform
Posted: Tue, 05 Jul 2022
The majority of MPs who spoke at a parliamentary debate supported reforming the law to allow the choice of assisted dying. Read More »
Ruling: Collective worship and RE in NI schools breach human rights
Posted: Tue, 05 Jul 2022
Collective worship and Christian-biased religious education in Northern Ireland breach human rights, a high court has ruled. Read More »
N. Ireland to adopt marriage law reforms backed by NSS
Posted: Mon, 04 Jul 2022
Northern Ireland will adopt proposals backed by the National Secular Society to modernise marriage laws. Read More »
DfE refuses to end faith school discrimination despite inequalities
Posted: Wed, 29 Jun 2022
The NSS has called on the government to act to end faith-based school admissions after a minister admitted they cause inequality. Read More »
State funded theology colleges “can be exempt” from free speech duty
Posted: Mon, 27 Jun 2022
Publicly funded theological colleges may be exempt from duties on universities to promote free speech, a minister has said. Read More »
NSS deplores revocation of abortion rights in US
Posted: Fri, 24 Jun 2022
The NSS has expressed dismay that a Supreme Court decision will result in millions of women in the US losing abortion rights. Read More »
UN tells Chile to examine clerical child abuse following NSS report
Posted: Wed, 22 Jun 2022
A UN committee has called on Chile to investigate all cases of child abuse in the Catholic Church following an intervention from the NSS. Read More »
“No plans” to review school collective worship, government tells UN
Posted: Tue, 21 Jun 2022
The UK government is refusing to review laws requiring collective worship in schools despite repeated requests from a UN committee. Read More »
Islamic school leader banned for misogynistic and homophobic sermons
Posted: Mon, 20 Jun 2022
The NSS has welcomed a decision to ban a former faith school proprietor after he published hateful sermons about women and gay people. Read More »
Feminist and secularist Pragna Patel to deliver NSS Bradlaugh Lecture 2022
Posted: Mon, 20 Jun 2022
Veteran secularist and women's rights campaigner Pragna Patel will be the guest speaker at the NSS Bradlaugh Lecture this year. Read More »
Religious and cultural genital cutting challenged at NSS event
Posted: Fri, 17 Jun 2022
Experts made the case for protecting all children from religious and cultural genital cutting at a recent NSS online event. Read More »
Government opposes moves to protect secular schools’ ethos
Posted: Wed, 15 Jun 2022
The government has refused to support amendments to a bill which would help nonreligious academies protect their secular ethos. Read More »
NSS mourns the loss of Terry Sanderson
Posted: Mon, 13 Jun 2022
The National Secular Society is saddened to report the death of our former president Terry Sanderson aged 75. Read More »
Cinemas cancel ‘blasphemous’ film over security concerns
Posted: Tue, 07 Jun 2022
A cinema chain has cancelled all screenings of a film about Islamic history for security reasons following religious protests. Read More »
Over 60% Brits think bishops have no place in parliament
Posted: Tue, 07 Jun 2022
Most Brits think bishops should not have automatic seats in parliament, new figures confirm. Read More »
Regulator fails to act on religious charity’s homophobic, anti-vax memes
Posted: Tue, 07 Jun 2022
Scotland's charity regulator will not intervene in a Christian charity that the NSS reported for making anti-vaccine and homophobic posts on Facebook. Read More »
NSS criticises move to entrench faith school protections in law
Posted: Wed, 25 May 2022
The National Secular Society has criticised a move to enshrine protections for the ethos of faith schools into law as a missed opportunity for child rights. Read More »
NSS welcomes inclusion of religious courts in domestic abuse guidance
Posted: Tue, 24 May 2022
The NSS has welcomed the inclusion of religious courts in updated guidance for prosecutors working on domestic abuse cases. Read More »
Faith school cancels children’s author talk over ‘witchcraft’ fears
Posted: Mon, 23 May 2022
A faith school has reportedly cancelled a visit from a children's author because it feared his books would 'promote witchcraft'. Read More »
