Posted: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 by Russell Sandberg
Marriage law in England and Wales has failed to keep up with changing social realities. Russell Sandberg, the author of a new book on the topic, calls for change to put couples – not religious institutions – in control. Read More »
Posted: Wed, 19 Jan 2022
Politicians around the world are using religion to restrict reproductive rights, a recent report has found.
Posted: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
Religious education promotes religiosity but not broadly shared moral and political values, research suggests.
Posted: Tue, 18 Jan 2022
The National Secular Society has welcomed plans to allow all types of weddings to be held outdoors indefinitely.
Posted: Thu, 13 Jan 2022
The National Secular Society has questioned a school adjudicator's dismissal of complaints that a faith school's dress code is sexist.
Posted: Tue, 11 Jan 2022
Two people and a charity who wanted to operate "under the radar" have pleaded guilty to running an illegal unregistered faith school.
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
Evangelical activists' insistence that equality amounts to discrimination is a narcissistic approach to human rights, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Fri, 17 Dec 2021
We need to tackle anti-Muslim hate, but the politicised and problematic term of Islamophobia should be ditched, argues Nova Daban.
Posted: Tue, 30 Nov 2021
A recent report on state-sanctioned killings of 'blasphemers' and 'apostates' suggests re-interpreting Islam as a solution rather than promoting universal human rights. Megan Manson argues this is the...
Posted: Mon, 22 Nov 2021