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NSS: doctors not declaring faith group links in union debates
Representatives of the UK's largest doctors' union are failing to declare ties with faith groups opposed to assisted... Read More »
MPs to debate the role of bishops in House of Lords
The National Secular Society has welcomed news that parliament will debate the role of bishops in the House of Lords.... Read More »
Royal College of Surgeons drops opposition to assisted dying
The National Secular Society has welcomed the Royal College of Surgeons' (RCS) decision to adopt a neutral stance... Read More »
NSS defend mayor ousted for questioning religious circumcision
The National Secular Society has teamed up with a men's health charity to raise concerns after a mayor was ousted... Read More »
NSS welcomes calls for objective RSE in N. Ireland
The National Secular Society has said relationships and sex education (RSE) at faith schools needs reviewing across... Read More »
NSS raises concerns over RSE review panel members
The National Secular Society has raised concerns over the religious connections of individuals appointed to review... Read More »
NSS celebrates life of former president Barbara Smoker
The NSS joined last week with family and friends of its former president to memorialise what would have been her 100th birthday. Read More »
End faith-based selection in schools, UN committee urges
Schools in England should be prevented from religious discrimination in their admissions, a United Nations committee... Read More »
Anti-science textbooks teaching creationism used in schools
Textbooks which present the theory of evolution as a conspiracy theory are being used in UK schools, a new report... Read More »
Barring humanists from RE committees is discriminatory, court rules
Local advisory committees on religious education may not exclude humanists, the High Court has found.
In a landmark... Read More »
NSS welcomes independent review into Leicester unrest
The NSS has welcomed the government's decision to commission an independent review into last year's unrest in Leicester. Read More »
Established church hinders religious freedom, NSS tells UN expert
The NSS has told a UN expert that lack of separation between Church and state is undermining freedom of religion or belief in the UK. Read More »
NSS warns council on free speech after ‘Islamophobia’ allegations
The National Secular Society has warned members of Boston Council against characterising criticism of religion as... Read More »
Banned teacher told LGBT pupils God could stop people being gay
A Christian teacher told LGBT pupils that God could stop people being gay, a panel has heard.
Joshua Sutcliffe (pictured)... Read More »
NSS: Government commitments on abuse may not go far enough
The National Secular Society has welcomed government commitments to act on child sexual abuse but warned they may... Read More »
Tackling CofE privilege unites Anglicans and atheists at NSS event
Politicians and priests united to challenge Church of England privileges at a National Secular Society event in parliament... Read More »
Study: Brits wary of religion but at ease with religious difference
People in Great Britain are increasingly wary of religion yet comfortable with people belonging to different religions,... Read More »
Kettlethorpe: New guidance on ‘non crime hate incidents’ approved
Guidance saying 'non crime hate incidents' should not be recorded at schools has been approved following a high-profile... Read More »
NSS speaks out at pro-genital autonomy event
The National Secular Society has called for an end to all forms of non-consensual religious genital cutting at the... Read More »
Orkney Council ends voting privileges for religious appointees
The National Secular Society has welcomed a Scottish council's decision to end voting privileges for unelected religious... Read More »
Cabinet ministers to speak at Christian nationalist conference
The National Secular Society has expressed alarm over plans for cabinet ministers to speak alongside anti-LGBT campaigners... Read More »
Coronation should trigger debate on church and state, says NSS
King Charles' coronation should trigger a debate on the future relationship between church and state, the NSS has said. Read More »
NI government responds to hate crime free speech concerns
Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has agreed free speech protections are necessary in hate crime laws, following... Read More »
NSS questions “biased” government faith review
The National Secular Society has said a government review into faith engagement is biased and threatens to further... Read More »
NSS questions “biased” government faith review
The National Secular Society has said a government review into faith engagement is biased and threatens to further... Read More »
