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Welby’s political interventions seen as inappropriate, poll finds
A plurality of the public thinks it is inappropriate for the archbishop of Canterbury to express opinions on political... Read More »
Non-stun slaughter ban comes into effect in northern Belgium
The slaughter of animals without pre-stunning is set to be significantly reduced in Belgium after a ban came into... Read More »
NSS writes to councillors over discretionary faith school transport
The National Secular Society has urged councillors in Wrexham in north Wales to take a decision on transport to faith... Read More »
Independent Jewish school that censors resources warned by DfE
An independent Orthodox Jewish school in north London that prevents pupils from gaining GCSEs by censoring resources... Read More »
NSS opens nominations for Secularist of the Year prize
The National Secular Society has called on supporters to submit nominations for the 14th Secularist of the Year award... Read More »
Sharia ‘law’ should not trump domestic law, ECHR rules
A Greek court was wrong to prioritise sharia 'law' provisions over those of the country's domestic legal code, the... Read More »
Most maintained rural primary schools are faith schools, data shows
The National Secular Society has again said the government should monitor faith-based impositions on school choice... Read More »
Education secretary dismisses commission's call for RE reform
The education secretary has dismissed calls for the reform of religious education in England after a major report... Read More »
Government “committed” to reviewing food labelling, peer says
The government is "committed" to reviewing food labelling, one of its peers has said, amid criticism of a decision... Read More »
Man fairly sacked over unauthorised religious absence, court rules
A court has dismissed a man's claim for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for taking an unauthorised period of... Read More »
Report highlights religious threat to global human rights
Blasphemy laws, supremacist ideologies, sectarianism, 'caste' systems and exclusionary laws are among the ways religion... Read More »
Home secretary urged not to adopt definition of ‘Islamophobia'
The National Secular Society has urged the home secretary to resist calls to adopt a formal definition of 'Islamophobia'... Read More »
Faith schools significantly limit choice for many parents, NSS finds
Almost three in ten families in England live in areas where most or all of the local primary schools are faith-based,... Read More »
NSS asks Google to remove Indonesian app for reporting blasphemy
The National Secular Society has written to Google to ask it to remove an app which encourages Indonesians to report... Read More »
Two councils may cut preferential transport to faith schools
Councils in north Wales and Greater Manchester are considering cutting public funding for transport schemes which... Read More »
Framing religion as intrinsically positive harms education, study warns
"Well-intentioned" religious education teachers are undermining the subject by framing religion as intrinsically positive... Read More »
Adjudicator: faith schools may insist families are strictly religious
England's schools adjudicator has said it is "reasonable" for two state-funded Orthodox Jewish schools to expect the... Read More »
Government warnings for five failing independent faith schools
Three Islamic schools and two Jewish schools are among nine independent schools which were issued with warning notices... Read More »
MP calls for mandatory reporting of child abuse during PMQs
The National Secular Society has welcomed an MP's call for a law to require the reporting of suspected child abuse,... Read More »
Labour peer raises case for disestablishment in Lords
The National Secular Society has reiterated its call for the disestablishment of the Church of England after a peer... Read More »
NSS questions charity links to Islamic TV channel under investigation
The National Secular Society has questioned why an Islamic preacher who has praised Osama Bin Laden and said all Muslims... Read More »
CoE spent £40m of public money without proper scrutiny, NSS reveals
The government allowed the Church of England to spend £40m of taxpayers' money on cathedral repairs without... Read More »
NSS presses government on non-stun meat as schools row intensifies
The National Secular Society has called on the government to take action to end the supply of non-stun meat amid growing... Read More »
Bishops’ place in Lords must be reviewed, say MPs
A committee of MPs has said proposals to cut the size of the House of Lords should prompt a reduction in the number... Read More »
Government commits funding to new 100% selective faith schools
The government has announced funding for a wave of new voluntary aided faith schools, which can select all of their... Read More »
