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Counter-extremism lead: blasphemy codes are chilling free speech
Cleric on 2023 UK speaking tour advocates decapitation for 'blasphemers'
Make integrated schools the norm, NSS tells NI executive
NSS urges more support for schools where children from all religion and belief backgrounds are educated together.... Read More »
Keep doctors out of exorcisms, NSS warns medical regulator
Church of England guidance updated this year permits exorcism of children under 16.
Success: School resists CofE evangelism following NSS concerns
Nonreligious school says it will 'decline' to join Church of England's "Youth Catalyst Project".
School āmisleadingā parents on plan to join CofE academy trust
Primary school fails to tell parents academy trust is run by Church of England and all its schools are faith schools.... Read More »
2023 Bradlaugh Lecture: āLetās talk to each otherā
Nicky Campbell delivers impassioned defence of free expression and robust public debate
Tribunal: Teen ātraumatisedā after told by GP to apologise to God
Dr Richard Scott clasped suicidal patient's hands in prayer, "insisted" on giving him a bible three times, tribunal... Read More »
Faith primary schools admit fewer SEND children, research finds
Study: CofE and Catholic primaries less likely than community schools to admit children with special educational needs... Read More »
NSS refers religious charity to regulator over extremism concerns
Sermons at Islamic Centre Leicester suggest those who use 'blasphemous' phrase should be executed and Jews fear punishment... Read More »
Faith schools should not impose hijab on girls, report says
Report also recommends government resist 'Islamophobia' definitions that inhibit criticism of religious practices... Read More »
CofE fails to back reporting of sex abuse disclosures in confession
Church admits confession is "a safe space" for child sexual abusers
Blasphemy laws identified in 11 more countries since 2020
Mocking religion in Portugal can be punished by up to a year's imprisonment, report finds
Report: one in seven councils has adopted āIslamophobiaā definition
National Secular Society's role in resisting adoption of flawed definition highlighted
NSS urges government to replace āunpopularā RE
NSS letter follows lobbying from parliamentarians for more RE teacher training funding
Faith school fails ninth inspection in nine years
Independent faith school again found teaching an "inadequate" and "narrow" secular curriculum.
UK sanctions Iranian officials to mark Mahsa Aminiās death
Mahsa Amini died last year at the hands of Iran's "morality police" after arrest for failing to wear 'correct' hijab... Read More »
NSS research: religion a factor in 50% of school management bans
NSS analysis finds prohibitions issued for running unregistered schools and promoting extremism.
NSS calls on Labour to āthink againā on faith schools
Labour's plan to leave the faith school system unchanged risks perpetuating injustice, unfairness and discrimination,... Read More »
NSS urges nonreligious school to resist evangelism
Church of England youth evangelism scheme targets Jubilee High School in Surrey, which has no religious ethos.
US evangelicals exposed Welsh pupils to homophobia and creationism
First West Baptist Church say being gay is a form of "sexual immorality" and evolution is a lie
Tribunal: GPās evangelism of teenage patient was misconduct
Christian doctor reportedly clasped vulnerable teenage patient's hands in prayer and gave him a bible
Schools targeted in Ā£3 million CofE child evangelism initiative
Church of England scheme to see youth ministers in Guildford running "worship events" in state schools, including... Read More »
Edinburgh Council ends religious repsā voting powers
Decision to end voting privileges for unelected religious appointees at City of Edinburgh Council welcomed by NSS... Read More »
More than half of clergy think CofE establishment needs review
Nearly 12% of priests support disestablishment, survey finds
Government awards Ā£2.2m grant to homophobic and misogynistic mosque
Grant is paused and investigation launched following NSS concerns
