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UN rights body votes in favour of banning Quran burnings
The National Secular Society has warned a United Nations resolution to ban the burning of religious texts could be...
NSS: Don’t let Welsh independent schools put faith before education
The National Secular Society has told the Welsh Government independent schools should not omit education which conflicts...
Bishops’ bench “gives democracy a bad name”, MPs hear
Bishops in the House of Lords give "democracy and bad name", MPs have been told in a debate today.
Scottish National...
Church plans to use schools to drive conversion of children
The Church of England has unveiled plans to use schools to drive recruitment of children and young people to Christianity....
NSS urges Charity Commission to investigate CofE safeguarding
NSS letter comes amid mounting criticism of the decision to sack the Independent Safeguarding Board
Faith school found teaching Bible as fact in history and science
An independent school has failed an inspection after it was found teaching the Bible "as fact" in subjects including...
Fife Council ends voting powers for religious appointees
Fife Council has become the third Scottish council this year to end voting privileges for unelected religious appointees....
NSS: doctors not declaring faith group links in union debates
Representatives of the UK's largest doctors' union are failing to declare ties with faith groups opposed to assisted...
MPs to debate the role of bishops in House of Lords
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that parliament will debate the role of bishops in the House of Lords....
Royal College of Surgeons drops opposition to assisted dying
The National Secular Society has welcomed the Royal College of Surgeons' (RCS) decision to adopt a neutral stance...
NSS defend mayor ousted for questioning religious circumcision
The National Secular Society has teamed up with a men's health charity to raise concerns after a mayor was ousted...
NSS welcomes calls for objective RSE in N. Ireland
The National Secular Society has said relationships and sex education (RSE) at faith schools needs reviewing across...
NSS raises concerns over RSE review panel members
The National Secular Society has raised concerns over the religious connections of individuals appointed to review...
NSS celebrates life of former president Barbara Smoker
The NSS joined last week with family and friends of its former president to memorialise what would have been her 100...
End faith-based selection in schools, UN committee urges
Schools in England should be prevented from religious discrimination in their admissions, a United Nations committee...
Anti-science textbooks teaching creationism used in schools
Textbooks which present the theory of evolution as a conspiracy theory are being used in UK schools, a new report...
Barring humanists from RE committees is discriminatory, court rules
Local advisory committees on religious education may not exclude humanists, the High Court has found.
In a landmark...
NSS welcomes independent review into Leicester unrest
The NSS has welcomed the government's decision to commission an independent review into last year's unrest in Leicester....
Established church hinders religious freedom, NSS tells UN expert
The NSS has told a UN expert that lack of separation between Church and state is undermining freedom of religion or...
NSS warns council on free speech after ‘Islamophobia’ allegations
The National Secular Society has warned members of Boston Council against characterising criticism of religion as...
Banned teacher told LGBT pupils God could stop people being gay
A Christian teacher told LGBT pupils that God could stop people being gay, a panel has heard.
Joshua Sutcliffe (pictured)...
NSS: Government commitments on abuse may not go far enough
The National Secular Society has welcomed government commitments to act on child sexual abuse but warned they may...
Tackling CofE privilege unites Anglicans and atheists at NSS event
Politicians and priests united to challenge Church of England privileges at a National Secular Society event in parliament...
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,...
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...
