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NSS advises Scottish government on strategies to end ‘conversion therapy’
The National Secular Society has called on the Scottish government to ban coercive 'conversion therapy' and tackle... Read More »
NSS welcomes plans to ban ‘virginity testing’
The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to ban 'virginity testing' to protect women and girls from violence... Read More »
Faith school ‘breaching’ equality law over sex segregation, says report
The school inspectorate Ofsted has said an independent faith school "appears to be in breach" of equality law by segregating... Read More »
Bill to speed up integration of education in NI progresses
A bill which would ensure almost all new schools in Northern Ireland are integrated, meaning they would serve children... Read More »
Christian charity faces investigation over promotion of misogyny
England and Wales's charity regulator will investigate a newly-registered Christian charity which has promoted misogynistic... Read More »
Faith school with only white ethnicity options in application form to be investigated
A state-funded faith school in north London will be investigated after the National Secular Society raised concerns... Read More »
Prosecutor Nazir Afzal to address ‘blind spots’ in NSS lecture
The National Secular Society is delighted to announce that the distinguished prosecutor Nazir Afzal will deliver its... Read More »
End bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords, says peer
The practice of reserving seats for 26 Church of England bishops in the House of Lords is an "absurd constitutional... Read More »
Laws requiring exclusively Christian RE to face court challenge in NI
The High Court in Northern Ireland has granted permission for a legal challenge against laws requiring confessional... Read More »
UN castigates Vatican over clerical sexual abuse of minors
UN special rapporteurs have criticised the Vatican over child sexual abuse in stronger terms than ever before, highlighting... Read More »
NSS launches appeal to restore grave of founder Charles Bradlaugh
The National Secular Society has launched a fundraiser to restore the grave of its founder Charles Bradlaugh MP, which... Read More »
New council chair scraps prayers during meetings on Isle of Wight
The new chair of the council on the Isle of Wight has decided to end the practice of saying Christian prayers at the... Read More »
Most Brits don’t think being Christian is important to being British
A majority of Britons think being a Christian is "not at all important" for national identity, with just one in five... Read More »
Hundreds tell government to rethink faith-based school admissions
More than 1,100 people have criticised religious discrimination in school admissions in response to a consultation... Read More »
Bill to end compulsory worship in non-faith schools proposed
A bill that would end a requirement to hold acts of collective worship in schools without a religious character in... Read More »
Independent school still not teaching about evolution after warning
An independent faith school which was recently subject to government regulatory action after being found teaching... Read More »
All pupils withdrawn from sex education at independent Jewish school
Every parent has withdrawn their child from sex education classes at an independent faith school with nearly 250 pupils... Read More »
Video sharing rules risk encroaching on free speech, says NSS
Proposed rules which would protect users from material "likely to incite hatred" on video sharing platforms (VSPs)... Read More »
Investigation opens into use of Muhammad cartoon at Batley school
The academy trust behind Batley Grammar School, which recently suspended a teacher after a cartoon of Islam's prophet... Read More »
NSS urges release of Humanist leader after a year in detention
The National Secular Society has urged authorities in Nigeria to release a Humanist leader who has been in arbitrary... Read More »
Scrap faith groups’ inspections of schools, says NSS report
Inspections of state schools which are carried out by religious groups are inappropriate and should be scrapped, a... Read More »
‘Conversion therapy’ charity shows need for reform in NI, says NSS
The National Secular Society has called for reform of charity law and more power for a regulator to tackle religious... Read More »
NSS urges repeal, not enforcement, of law on worship in schools
The National Secular Society has urged the government to repeal the law requiring collective worship in schools in... Read More »
Christian charity backs TV station pushing Covid misinformation
The National Secular Society has called on a regulator to look into the relationship between a charity and a TV channel... Read More »
Bill seeks to end religious discrimination against teachers in NI
The National Secular Society is backing a bill which has been introduced in the Northern Ireland assembly to end a... Read More »