Posted: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 by Alison Fenwick
As a parent of a 6 year old daughter, Alison Fenwick argues that the obligation on schools to 'worship' impinges on her parental right to raise her child in accordance with her own beliefs.
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Posted: Wed, 17 Jul 2019
The NSS has urged councillors in Norfolk to stop holding prayers before meetings after a councillor tabled a motion to remove them.
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
The NSS has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role amid a significant decline in affiliation to the Church of England.
Posted: Mon, 08 Jul 2019
New BBC guidelines have watered down some protections for religious ideas but still place a premium on depictions of Muhammad.
Posted: Fri, 05 Jul 2019
A watchdog has dismissed a parent's complaint that a council failed to regard his son's "religious heritage" when it placed him in care.
Posted: Thu, 04 Jul 2019
Senior Church of England figures including the archbishops of Canterbury and York have faced severe criticism at the IICSA inquiry.
Ministers keep condemning the "misuse" of Pakistan's blasphemy laws in response to parliamentary questions. But the 'misuse' of indefensible laws isn't the issue – the existence of them is, says...
Posted: Thu, 18 Jul 2019
The press regulator is consulting on guidelines which will inform the way stories about Islam and Muslims are reported. It must not endorse taboos which shut down debate and harm social cohesion, says...
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Ofsted penalises schools that refuse to teach about LGBT people, but seems to ignore other schools that teach same-sex relationships are morally wrong. Megan Manson says this double standard needs to end....
Posted: Thu, 11 Jul 2019
Prince William's comments on supporting his children if they are gay should be treated with much less significance than the fact he is due to lead an established church which obstructs LGBT equality, says...
Posted: Thu, 27 Jun 2019