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Iranian support for secularism has more than doubled since 2015
Iranian support for secularism has more than doubled since 2015 Read More »
NSS calls on Manx legislators to abolish automatic seat for bishop
NSS tells lawmakers bishop's ex officio position in the legislature is "an anomaly in a modern, liberal democracy" Read More »
NSS urges First Minister to review misogyny enabling charity law
NSS says the charitable purpose 'the advancement of religion' is "significantly impeding" efforts to combat misogyny Read More »
Council and school cut ties with evangelical PSHE group
Salford City Council and Ellesmere Park High School end partnership with the Message Trust following complaints from parents. Read More »
Don’t merge secular school into faith school, NSS urges council
The National Secular Society has urged Southwark Council to reject plans to merge a nonreligious school into a faith... Read More »
Report: CofE safeguarding “below standards” of secular institutions
Most victims and survivors unsatisfied with safeguarding approaches, while safeguarding 'weaponised' to remove those "seen as a nuisance", report finds. Read More »
NSS to host talk with author of ‘Dirty, Filthy Book’
Author Michael Meyer to discuss new book on leading NSS figure Annie Besant at free online event. Read More »
NSS raises concerns with charity watchdog over misogynistic sermon
NSS warns regulator of Christian charity's sermon which claims "a husband is the head of his wife". Read More »
Regulator to investigate GP who led proscribed Islamist group
Following NSS intervention, medical regulator says there are "potential fitness to practice concerns" over GP who led Islamist group. Read More »
Don’t undermine secular nature of Remembrance, NSS urges government
Efforts to make remembrance resemble a religious service should be rejected, NSS says. Read More »
Faith school banning parts of geography lessons, Ofsted finds
Ofsted finds faith school prohibiting parts of lessons it judges incompatible with its religious beliefs. Read More »
NSS backs plan to decouple school spring break from Easter in Wales
NSS says it is "increasingly anachronistic" to structure school holidays around Easter when less than half the population is Christian. Read More »
Protect human rights from religious imposition, NSS urges UN
NSS tells UN Human Rights Committee religious privilege is undermining rights in education, healthcare and around free speech. Read More »
End prayers in House of Commons, NSS urges Speaker
Speaker should use his position to end symbolic Church of England privilege in Parliament, NSS says. Read More »
BBC Bitesize ‘normalising’ hijab for young girls, NSS warns
Following complaint, BBC says image of primary school age girl wearing hijab in educational resource will "remain unchanged". Read More »
Resist calls for £50m a year for churches, NSS urges minister
Churches trust also calls for churches to host NHS services. Read More »
Remove religious barriers to inclusion in NI schools, paper says
"Little change" in school religious composition for over two decades, research finds Read More »
“Covid-19 scam” Christian charity closed by regulator
Kingdom Church shut down after NSS raises concerns about 'plague protection kits' sold during pandemic. Read More »
NSS cautions DfE over “minimising” problem of unregistered schools
NSS says guidance should make clear that unregistered schools are "never suitable" and "never safe". Read More »
GP who leads proscribed Islamist group suspended by NHS
NSS urges General Medical Council to consider whether Dr Wahid Shaida is fit to practice. Read More »
Peer calls for more secular democracy in RE debate
Lord Warner challenges prayers in parliament and schools, bishops' bench, and faith schools. Read More »
Hindu group threatens secularists with police over “offensive” talk
Hindu charity told Leicester Secular Society it would report talk on caste to local Hindu community and police. Read More »
Lives “endangered” at school which restricted prayer rituals
NSS calls for government action after school subjected to death threats and bomb scares. Read More »
NSS highlights religious barriers to inclusive education in NI
NSS response to inquiry calls for more integrated schools and more secular education system in Northern Ireland. Read More »
Labour announces plan for register of children not in school
Proposal to record children not attending school would help tackle unregistered faith schools, NSS says. Read More »
