Posted: Fri, 03 May 2013 by David Pollock
Twice recently the generally progressive Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has been ambushed by a minority faction of reactionary religious deputies who have forced through amendments to resolutions completely contrary to their main sense.... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
A new discriminatory Catholic primary school is expected to open in Peterborough after education officials recommended its approval.
Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
The NSS has urged the Council of Europe not to adopt a motion which would privilege religious demands from employees in the workplace.
Posted: Thu, 16 Jan 2020
Over 100 unregistered faith 'schools' were investigated in England between January 2016 and August 2019, inspectors have said.
Posted: Wed, 15 Jan 2020
An MP has called for a review of the practice of holding parliamentary prayers after being effectively forced to attend.
Posted: Wed, 08 Jan 2020
An independent Islamic school is segregating pupils by sex and giving boys more opportunities than girls, inspectors have found.
Keith Porteous Wood says the shocking failings highlighted by the BBC2 documentary The Church's Darkest Secret highlight the need to separate church and state.
Posted: Fri, 17 Jan 2020
Half a decade after the Islamist attack on cartoonists in France, Chris Sloggett says we owe it to the victims and those left behind to reject blasphemy taboos.
Posted: Tue, 07 Jan 2020
Sex education empowers young people. The government must stand up to those making faux religious freedom arguments in an attempt to stop them receiving it, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Fri, 03 Jan 2020
Three-quarters of a century ago an enduring piece of legislation secured free education for all – but gave churches substantial control over schools in return. Keith Sharpe says this settlement needs...
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The General Medical Council has decided not to pursue a case against a GP who was accused of pushing religion on a vulnerable patient. Stephen Evans warns against allowing this exploitative behaviour....
Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2019