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Experts: persecuted Christians review should have broader focus
A United Nations special rapporteur has urged the government to take a broader view of religious freedom in response... Read More »
Event to mark 30th anniversary of fatwa against Salman Rushdie
An event to commemorate a gathering of women who defended the right to publish Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic... Read More »
Animal welfare groups ask government to end non-stun slaughter
Animal welfare advocates are urging the environment secretary to repeal an exemption which allows animals to be slaughtered... Read More »
School cancels play about evolution after Christian parents object
A school has cancelled a play about the discovery of evolution amid objections from Christian parents, leading the... Read More »
Bishop helps scupper amendment to let CoE allow same-sex marriage
An amendment to a bill that would make it easier for the Church of England to allow same-sex marriage has been withdrawn... Read More »
Schools warned as parents refuse to let pupils speak to inspectors
The government has told independent schools that inspectors must be able to speak to pupils after a Jewish school... Read More »
NSS: government must push Vatican to cooperate with abuse inquiry
The National Secular Society has urged the prime minister to raise the Catholic Church's failure to cooperate with... Read More »
Isle of Man parents voice concern over RE ‘propaganda’
The National Secular Society has called for improved vetting and standards for religious education resources after parents accused a school of handing religious "propaganda" to pupils. Read More »
NSS: secular democratic values are key to countering extremism
The National Secular Society has said the government should prioritise secularist principles, particularly free speech,... Read More »
NSS launches podcast series exploring religious freedom
The National Secular Society is releasing a series of podcasts featuring interviews with leading activists and experts... Read More »
Pakistani court upholds blasphemy acquittal in death row case
Pakistan's Supreme Court has upheld its decision to acquit Asia Bibi, a Christian woman who spent eight years on death... Read More »
Welsh government to put non-religious worldviews on curriculum
The Welsh government plans to legislate to include non-religious worldviews in its school curriculum and ensure non-religious... Read More »
NSS: doctors shouldn’t collude in unnecessary child genital cutting
The National Secular Society has called on the body which registers doctors to "explicitly address" the harm caused... Read More »
Religion must not trample on children’s rights, says Ofsted head
The chief inspector of schools in England has told parliament that children's rights should take priority over religious... Read More »
NSS warns home affairs committee against ‘Islamophobia’ definition
The National Secular Society has warned a parliamentary committee that recommending the adoption of a formal definition... Read More »
Contraceptive guideline partly designed to please pope is dropped
A long-standing clause which was partly designed to meet with the pope's approval has been dropped from official guidelines... Read More »
Council leader silencing debate on schools’ non-stun meat, NSS says
The National Secular Society has criticised the leader of Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire for "trying to silence"... Read More »
Medical ethicist Brian Earp to speak at Secularism 2019
The National Secular Society is pleased to announce that cross-disciplinary medical ethicist Dr Brian D. Earp will... Read More »
Prayers shouldn’t be part of parliamentary business, say MPs
MPs have called for an end to the practice of holding prayers in parliament before the start of official business... Read More »
NSS calls on equality body to promote inclusive education
The National Secular Society has called on the body which enforces Britain's equality laws to back an "inclusive and... Read More »
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Council abandons review of discretionary faith school transport
The National Secular Society has criticised a council in north Wales for abandoning plans to review its provision... Read More »
NSS urges councils to resist religiously selective faith schools
The National Secular Society has urged councils to support inclusive schooling and not to open faith schools which... Read More »
Just a third of public supports royal ties with CoE, NSS poll finds
Only a third of the UK public thinks the monarchy's ties to the Church of England should remain intact, according... Read More »
Ritual genital cutting kills boy in Italy
A two-year-old boy has died and his twin brother has been hospitalised after their genitals were cut for religious... Read More »
