Posted: Thu, 30 Jul 2020 by Ray Argyle
With secularist principles under siege across much of the world, it's worth reconsidering the vision of the man who coined the term 'secularism' in the 19th century, says his biographer Ray Argyle. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Two Islamic independent schools have failed to meet school standards, according to recent inspection reports.
Posted: Tue, 25 Jan 2022
Pupils at an independent faith school lack understanding of the law relating to sexual consent and abuse, inspectors have found.
Posted: Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Two bills supported by the NSS that would make education in Northern Ireland more inclusive have progressed in the assembly.
Posted: Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Millions more animals than necessary to meet demand are religiously slaughtered without stunning, according to a recent study.
Posted: Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Politicians around the world are using religion to restrict reproductive rights, a recent report has found.
Church of England plans to give Anglican church leaders from around the world greater power in choosing future archbishops of Canterbury are a reminder of the need to separate church and state, argues...
Posted: Thu, 27 Jan 2022
Regulating charities effectively will not be possible until religious privilege is removed from charity law, says Megan Manson.
Posted: Wed, 26 Jan 2022
Ending religious discrimination in faith school admissions is an important first step – but it will not undo all the harms caused by faith schools, says Alastair Lichten.
Posted: Thu, 20 Jan 2022
Faith-based selection forces families' religiosity to be assessed, compels conformity, and undermines everyone's freedom of belief, says Alastair Lichten.
Posted: Tue, 04 Jan 2022
NSS chief executive Stephen Evans reflects on how secularism fared in 2021 and the NSS's activities over the year.
Posted: Wed, 22 Dec 2021