Author: Stephen Evans
Egyptians are in urgent need of the protection secularism can offer
Earlier this week a ten year old child was shot dead as she walked home through the streets of Cairo on her way home...
Why the Guides’ new Promise is something to be celebrated
The reaction to the Girlguides decision to amend their promise has been greeted in some quarters as if it signals...
Woking: equal treatment vs. religious privilege
This week, The National Secular Society launched legal action against Woking Borough Council over its policy of offering...
Why are children being forced into faith schools?
By Stephen Evans, Campaigns Manager, National Secular Society
When primary school places were allocated in England...
Take part in the Scouts and Girl Guides consultations on the promise
Despite describing themselves as "open and inclusive" organisations, both the Scouts and the Girl Guides currently...
Census 2011: What has caused this massive flight from Christianity?
So, now we have the census figures and, as expected, there has been a huge drop in the number of people declaring...
Why won’t the Government get serious about caste discrimination?
When the Equality Act was passed by parliament in 2010, it was hailed as a piece of landmark harmonising anti-discrimination...
An important lesson that politicians can learn from the American election
"The Religious Right is dead" announced the Daily Telegraph on Wednesday morning after the defeat of the Republican...
Time to rethink the Church's role in state education
It's the same every year. No sooner have kids gone back to school than we notice a spike in calls to the office from...
Time to challenge the religious slaughter of animals
Last week, the Birmingham Mail reported that Birmingham City Council's trading standards department had seized hundreds...
Faith based welfare looms as local authorities ask 'Big Society' to feed the poor
As the UK economy stagnates, charity-run food banks are booming. But as most are run by churches and faith groups,...
The need for secularism in a superdiverse society
The Westminster faith debates concluded last week with a debate on religious trends. According to the research presented,...
The booming industry of religious chaplaincy
Despite the parlous state of the UK economy, it appears chaplaincy is a boom industry. An ever increasing army of...
MPs and Peers don’t eat halal – but what about the rest of us?
The Daily Mail this week made much of the story that neither the House of Lords nor the House of Commons serve halal...
