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Employee sacked for sharing clip mocking religion is reinstated
A man who was sacked by the supermarket chain Asda for sharing a video clip of the comedian Billy Connolly mocking... Read More »
NSS urges councillors in Norfolk to scrap prayers before meetings
The National Secular Society has urged councillors in Norfolk to abandon the practice of holding prayers at the start... Read More »
Just 12% of Brits are affiliated to C of E, major survey reveals
The National Secular Society has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role after major research revealed... Read More »
Government warns Islamic independent school over sex segregation
An Islamic independent school that segregates male and female pupils has been warned by the government almost two... Read More »
BBC dilutes protections for religious ideas after NSS lobbying
The BBC has watered down some protections for religious ideas but retained a clause placing a premium on depictions... Read More »
Watchdog backs council which put child’s needs before parents’ religion
A local government watchdog has dismissed a Muslim parent's complaint that a council failed to regard his son's "religious... Read More »
Seventh Day Adventist schools warned over safeguarding concerns
Two independent Seventh Day Adventist schools, one of which demonstrated a "victim-blaming approach" to safeguarding,... Read More »
Anglican archbishops severely criticised at abuse inquiry
Senior figures in the Church of England including the archbishops of Canterbury and York have faced severe criticism... Read More »
Government online harm plans could curb free expression, NSS warns
The National Secular Society has warned that government plans to require social media companies to censor "hateful"... Read More »
NSS questions NSPCC’s child abuse guidance for 'Jewish communities'
The National Secular Society has challenged guidance from a child abuse charity which withholds and alters information... Read More »
Former farming minister calls for free vote on religious slaughter
The former farming minister George Eustice MP has called on all political parties to make restrictions on religious... Read More »
Asda sacks man for sharing comic sketch mocking religion
The supermarket chain Asda has sacked a man for sharing a sketch of the comedian Billy Connolly mocking religions... Read More »
Schools told to take account of pupils’ religious background in RSE
The government will require schools in England to take "the religious background of all pupils into account" during... Read More »
NSS asks regulator to investigate pharmacist’s contraception refusal
The National Secular Society has asked a medical regulator to investigate an incident in which a pharmacist reportedly... Read More »
GP investigated over repeated proselytism after NSS raises concerns
A medical watchdog is investigating a GP who continues to proselytise to patients despite a warning not to do so after... Read More »
NSS backs home school register to protect child rights
The National Secular Society has given its backing to a registration system for children who do not attend state-funded... Read More »
Mandatory reporting laws needed to protect children, say clerical abuse survivors
The clerical abuse survivors' group MACSAS has warned that children will remain at risk until mandatory reporting... Read More »
NSS welcomes dismissal of Christian magistrate's appeal
A family court magistrate who was removed from the judiciary after making comments against same-sex adoption has lost... Read More »
Andrew Moffat to deliver Bradlaugh Lecture in Manchester
A teacher targeted by religious protesters for teaching about LGBT+ equality will speak at the National Secular Society's... Read More »
Jewish school that segregates pupils fails inspection
A faith school that unlawfully segregates pupils has failed an inspection triggered by complaints.
The King David High... Read More »
NSS criticises decision to fund new discriminatory faith school
The National Secular Society has criticised government plans to fund a new religiously selective faith school in Peterborough.... Read More »
Islamic school that refused entry to inspector warned by DfE
An independent Islamic faith school has been warned by the government after it refused entry to a school inspector... Read More »
Government warns independent faith schools over sex segregation
Two independent faith schools which segregate children by sex and one which encourages girls to enter "caring professions"... Read More »
Islamic charities push death for ‘apostates’ and female subjugation
Four Islamic charities are promoting material suggesting 'apostates' should be killed, women should be subordinate... Read More »
School to investigate governor over LGBT "child abuse" comments
A school is investigating a governor who called LGBT-inclusive education "child grooming" and said it "opens the door... Read More »
