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NSS criticises Facebook over ban on ‘halal lion king’ satirist

NSS criticises Facebook over ban on ‘halal lion king’ satirist

Posted: Tue, 27 Feb 2018

The NSS has criticised Facebook's decision to remove the page of a satirist who mocks Islamist preachers. Read More »

European Commission announces online crackdown on “hate speech”

European Commission announces online crackdown on “hate speech”

Posted: Thu, 02 Jun 2016

Tech companies including Facebook and Twitter have signed up to a new European Commission plan designed to clampdown on online "hate speech." Read More »

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Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2021

Scottish parliament hate crime bill free speech

Don’t renege on free speech protection, NSS tells justice minister

The NSS has urged Scotland's justice minister not to dilute protection for free speech on religion in the current hate crime bill.

Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021

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NSS research bank shows deep flaws in case for faith schools

A substantial new analysis of academic research has highlighted significant weaknesses in the arguments for state-funded faith schools.

Posted: Fri, 19 Feb 2021

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Community school may be lost as faith-based provision is protected

Parents in Somerset could lose a community school as a result of special provisions which protect faith-based schooling.

Posted: Fri, 19 Feb 2021

Nahamu forced marriage RSE

Improve RSE in faith schools to curb forced marriage, campaigners say

Education around forced marriage should be included in mandatory RSE, including in independent faith schools, campaigners have said.

Posted: Thu, 18 Feb 2021

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Confusion over free speech protection on religion in hate crime bill

New proposals could substantially weaken the protection for free speech on religion in the Scottish government's current hate crime bill....

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As the Scottish government confirms funding for a new joint campus between a non-denominational school and a Catholic one, Neil Barber says ministers should instead seek a unified, secular education system....

Joint campuses are a cop out in efforts to tackle sectarianism

Tags: Education, Scotland, Sectarianism

Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021

Alastair Lichten says a review of education provision in Northern Ireland must be willing to challenge entrenched religious interests to deliver on ambitions for a more efficient and inclusive system....

NI’s education review is a golden chance to take a stand for inclusion

Tags: Education, Northern Ireland

Posted: Thu, 25 Feb 2021

A comprehensive new bank of academic research shows how shaky the main arguments for faith schools are, say its authors Steven Kettell and Rebecca Vernon.

The evidence against faith schools is overwhelming

Tags: Education, Faith Schools

Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021

The misery which women and children faced for decades highlights the damage that can be done when states leave religious authority unchecked, says NSS president Keith Porteous Wood.

Ireland's mother and baby homes scandal shows the necessity of separating church and state

Tags: Catholic Church, Child abuse, Ireland, Women's rights

Posted: Fri, 05 Feb 2021

Theocratic demands for censorship in India and Pakistan reflect attempts to grab power which undermine everyone's religious freedom, says Megan Manson.

Religious censorship is about ownership

Tags: Freedom of Expression, Hindu Nationalism, Islamism

Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2021

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