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City of London asks for secular message at official dinner
The City of London has asked the Lord Mayor's chaplain to give a religiously-neutral message, rather than a Christian... Read More »
LSE accepts gender-segregated event was unlawful
The London School of Economics (LSE) has accepted that gender segregation at a dinner held by its Student Union's... Read More »
NSS calls for end of Anglican judges’ services
The National Secular Society has written to the Justice Secretary to ask him to scrap annual Anglican services that... Read More »
Ireland to vote on liberalising abortion and blasphemy laws
Ireland is to hold referenda on changing its laws on abortion and blasphemy next year.
Leo Varadkar, the Irish prime... Read More »
Belgian federal committee rules against ritual circumcision
A Belgian federal government committee has ruled against the circumcision of infant boys for reasons other than medical... Read More »
'Life and society' classes to replace religious education in Luxembourg schools
Luxembourg has abolished religious teaching in schools, as part of the government's plan to separate church and state... Read More »
‘Religious segregation under one roof' proposed for Isle of Man school
A faith school will co-locate with a non-religious school while retaining a faith-based ethos, in what the National... Read More »
Labour MPs look at applying Catholic social teaching to public policy
Eight Labour MPs have launched a group calling on their party to "explore and supply" the application of Catholic... Read More »
Girls forced to wear hijabs in English schools, NSS reveals
Girls in dozens of schools in England are forced to wear hijabs, according to National Secular Society research published... Read More »
NSS urges councillors to stop forcing non-stunned halal meat on pupils
The National Secular Society has written to councillors in Lancashire urging them to stop imposing unstunned meat... Read More »
RE needs “strategic, urgent intervention”, says independent report
Religious education in England faces "a perilous future" unless it is subject to "strategic, urgent intervention",... Read More »
Ofsted repeatedly fails dozens of independent faith schools
Dozens of small independent faith schools have repeatedly failed to meet Ofsted standards in the last three years,... Read More »
Government must outlaw caste discrimination, says NSS
The National Secular Society has promised to "actively support" efforts to outlaw caste discrimination after calling... Read More »
Schools sidelining RE, survey finds
The National Secular Society has called for a 'fundamental rethink' about religious education after new research revealed... Read More »
Just 6% of British adults are practising Christians, survey finds
Only 6% of adults in Britain are practising Christians and very few of them decided to become Christians during adulthood,... Read More »
Inclusion of trans pupils violates religious rights, claim parents
Parents of a pupil at a Church of England primary school have withdrawn their 6-year-old son in protest at the school... Read More »
Campaigners raise concern over hijab in primary schools
Feminist campaigners are calling for a "robust" response after it emerged that many state primary schools are incorporating... Read More »
NSS asks Lords committee on citizenship to promote secular principles
The National Secular Society has called on Britain to celebrate equality and respect for secular democracy, the rule... Read More »
NSS welcomes Conway Hall launch of 'Victorian Blogging' project
The National Secular Society has welcomed a new project from Conway Hall which will highlight the work of Victorian... Read More »
More than half of Brits now non-religious, study finds
The National Secular Society has called for "a serious debate about religion's place in our society" after a study... Read More »
How a teacher and a Virgin Mary statue drew attention to religious bias in the Irish education system
A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a state-funded school with a "religious... Read More »
Humanist teacher loses discrimination claim over Mary statue
A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a Catholic school in Ireland has lost a claim of discrimination at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing. Read More »
NSS criticises Chinese crackdown on religious freedom
The National Secular Society has joined Amnesty International in condemning the Chinese government's crackdown on... Read More »
NSS calls for clearer labelling on halal meat
The National Secular Society has called for clearer labelling on meat slaughtered by religious methods.
The NSS was... Read More »
Joint faith school campus brings segregation under one roof
A new £17m campus which houses Catholic and Jewish faith schools together has opened in East Renfrewshire.
St... Read More »
