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Prevent review calls for greater focus on ‘blasphemy’ accusations
A review of the UK's Prevent counter-terrorism programme has called for increased efforts to tackle "so-called blasphemy... Read More »
Case for disestablishment “compelling”, say Anglicans at NSS event
Anglicans and non-Anglicans united to make the case for separation of church and state at a National Secular Society event yesterday. Read More »
End religious discrimination in schools, UN committee tells Ireland
The National Secular Society has welcomed a United Nations committee's recommendation that Ireland ends faith-based... Read More »
Religious education reform bill advances in parliament
A bill that would require schools to teach non-religious worldviews in religious education has advanced in the House... Read More »
Sandi Toksvig starts petition to remove bishops from Lords
Writer and broadcaster Sandi Toksvig has launched a petition to remove the bishops appointed to the House of Lords.... Read More »
Gay children should repent, Muslim parents told at conference
A speaker at an anti-LGBT education group's conference told attendees that gay children must be taught to repent.... Read More »
Census: Christians oldest main religion group in England & Wales
Christians are the oldest main religious group in England and Wales while the nonreligious are among the youngest,... Read More »
Reports: Rights of children in NI undermined by religion
New reports to the United Nations have detailed the widespread detrimental influence of religion on the rights of... Read More »
Faith school prevents pupils from sitting exams to avoid “offence”
A faith school is not allowing its pupils to sit any public exams in case the content is 'offensive' to religion.... Read More »
MPs grill CofE over same sex marriage stance
Members of parliament have criticised the Church of England's continued refusal to hold same sex marriages.
Yesterday... Read More »
Boys face serious complications from circumcision, complaints show
Dozens of children are suffering life-threatening, painful and permanent complications from religious circumcisions... Read More »
NSS calls for action on religious homophobia in report to UN
The National Secular Society has highlighted the role of religion in discrimination against LGBT people in a submission... Read More »
Panel wrongly questions child’s religion at appeal for faith school entry
A child rejected by a faith school had his baptism status wrongly queried by an admissions appeal panel, an ombudsman... Read More »
Anglican experts to join NSS event on disestablishment
Anglicans sceptical of the Church of England's established status will join the National Secular Society for an online... Read More »
Assisted dying inquiry: NSS calls for reform
The National Secular Society has called for reform of the law regarding assisted dying in its submission to a parliamentary... Read More »
Fears grow for Iranian atheist Soheil Arabi
The National Secular Society has joined a campaign for the release of an atheist blogger arrested in Iran.
Soheil Arabi,... Read More »
Solicitor struck off for conflict of interests in defending bishop
A legal advisor who delayed bishop Peter Ball's imprisonment for abuse has been struck off, following complaints raised... Read More »
Faith school not teaching students about consent in sex education
An independent faith school is failing to teach students about consent as part of its sex education program, inspectors... Read More »
NSS calls for action on religious denial of women’s medical care
The National Secular Society has urged the government to act on reports that NHS staff are denying women care due... Read More »
Over 100 new unregistered school investigations opened this year
Ofsted opened over 100 new investigations into unregistered schools, many of them faith schools, in the last 12 months.... Read More »
Bishops’ bench representative protests Labour’s House of Lords plan
An Anglican bishop has protested plans to reform the House of Lords which could abolish reserved seats for Church... Read More »
Religious role in honour abuse must be tackled, NSS tells inquiry
The National Secular Society has told an inquiry the government must tackle religious ideology which fuels so called... Read More »
NSS welcomes parliamentary inquiry into assisted dying
The National Secular Society has welcomed the health and social care committee's decision to open a parliamentary... Read More »
Study: Nonreligious children excluded in religious education
Nonreligious children may find religious education lessons "excluding", researchers have found.
A recent study published... Read More »
Teachers: End “archaic and discriminatory” collective worship
Teachers have called for the "archaic and discriminatory" law on collective worship to be scrapped following last... Read More »
