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“No plans” to review school collective worship, government tells UN
The UK government is refusing to review laws requiring collective worship in schools despite repeated requests from... Read More »
Islamic school leader banned for misogynistic and homophobic sermons
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to ban a former faith school proprietor after he published hateful... Read More »
Feminist and secularist Pragna Patel to deliver NSS Bradlaugh Lecture 2022
Veteran secularist and women's rights campaigner Pragna Patel will be the guest speaker at the National Secular Society's... Read More »
Religious and cultural genital cutting challenged at NSS event
Experts made the case for protecting all children from religious and cultural genital cutting at a recent National... Read More »
Government opposes moves to protect secular schools’ ethos
The government has refused to support amendments to a bill which would help nonreligious academies protect their secular... Read More »
NSS mourns the loss of Terry Sanderson
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
A cinema chain has cancelled all screenings of a film about Islamic history for security reasons following religious... Read More »
Over 60% Brits think bishops have no place in parliament
Most Brits think bishops should not have automatic seats in parliament, new figures confirm.
A survey of 1,631 UK adults... Read More »
Regulator fails to act on religious charity’s homophobic, anti-vax memes
Scotland's charity regulator will not intervene in a Christian charity that the National Secular Society reported... Read More »
NSS criticises move to entrench faith school protections in law
The National Secular Society has criticised a move to enshrine protections for the ethos of faith schools into law... Read More »
NSS welcomes inclusion of religious courts in domestic abuse guidance
The National Secular Society has welcomed the inclusion of religious courts in updated guidance for prosecutors working... Read More »
Faith school cancels children’s author talk over ‘witchcraft’ fears
A faith school has reportedly cancelled a visit from a children's author because it feared his books would 'promote... Read More »
Religious charity shut down after NSS raises extremism concerns
The charity regulator has shut down an Islamic charity after the National Secular Society repeatedly raised concerns... Read More »
Prioritise RE reform not enforcement, NSS tells government
The National Secular Society has warned the government that education about religion and belief should be reformed,... Read More »
State-funded faith school warned by government for sex discrimination
A state-funded faith school has been warned by the government after failing an inspection for discriminating against... Read More »
Arrests made at unregistered school over FGM concerns
The National Secular Society has expressed shock that female genital mutilation has been suspected at an unregistered... Read More »
Discriminatory prison chaplaincy may be unlawful, paper warns
The National Secular Society is calling for reform of prison chaplaincy after research found nonreligious prisoners... Read More »
NSS welcomes greater powers for Ofsted to tackle illegal schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed a bill granting new powers to inspectors to tackle illegal schools.
The ... Read More »
Protect all children from genital cutting, international NGO urges
An international council of experts has called on the United Nations to protect all children from religious and cultural... Read More »
Secularists at “serious” risk in Bangladesh, UK government says
Secularists and atheists in Bangladesh are at "serious" risk of persecution, new UK government guidance says.
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90% countries banning gay sex are majority Muslim or Christian
The population of over 90% of countries that ban same-sex relationships is majority Muslim or Christian.
Thirty-five... Read More »
Inspectors criticise Catholic Church for banning gay author’s school talk
School inspectorate Ofsted has criticised the Catholic Church for forcing a school to cancel a talk by a gay children's... Read More »
Religious charities cost Canadian taxpayers billions, reports find
A Canadian organisation has called for charity law reform after finding religious charities cost taxpayers billions... Read More »
UN “concerned” about role of Catholic Church in Polish schools
A United Nations committee has echoed many concerns raised by the National Secular Society relating to the Catholic... Read More »
Canada and Chile failing on clerical child abuse, NSS tells UN
The National Secular Society has raised concerns about clerical child abuse in Canada and Chile with the United Nations.... Read More »
