Posted: Wed, 23 Jul 2014
MPs have debated an e-petition calling for Muslims and Hindus to have the most important days in their faiths recognised in law, through the creation of two new public holidays. Read More »
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
The National Secular Society has welcomed Lancashire County Council's vote to stop supplying unstunned halal meat to schools.
Mon, 09 Jul 2018
Police in Oxfordshire are appealing for information regarding a man arrested on suspicion of physically assaulting boys in connection to circumcision.
Mon, 09 Jul 2018
The National Secular Society will hold its first ever conference on the role of secularism within healthcare in October.
Fri, 06 Jul 2018
A study of faith schools in Leicester has said their complex admissions policies cause particular harm to disadvantaged families.
Thu, 05 Jul 2018
The NSS has backed a registration scheme and improved guidance for parents and local authorities on elective home education.
Integrating schools isn't a magic bullet to end sectarianism, but no serious attempt to address the issue can ignore the role of religiously segregated schools, argues Stephen Evans.
Fri, 13 Jul 2018
Sometimes concerns regarding religious interference in education can be easily resolved, simply through clear and polite conversations with the school.
Thu, 12 Jul 2018
Marking ten years since the criminal offence of blasphemy was abolished in England and Wales, Stephen Evans argues that the freedom to speak critically about beliefs others hold sacred is far from assured.
Wed, 11 Jul 2018
In recognition of National Democracy Week 2018, Megan Manson reflects on what still needs to be changed to make the UK a truly democratic, secular state.
Wed, 04 Jul 2018
Some clerics want exemptions from reporting requirements on abuse when it's revealed in the confessional. Accommodating their demands would undermine efforts to tackle child abuse, says Richard Scorer.
Mon, 25 Jun 2018