Posted: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 by Charlie Klendjian
Charlie Klendjian, secretary of the Lawyers Secular Society, argues that the Law Society, a secular organisation representing solicitors in a secular legal system, has gone beyond its remit and created division with its Practice Note on sharia wills.
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Posted: Fri, 14 May 2021
A bill that would end a requirement to hold worship in schools without a religious character in England is set to come before parliament....
Posted: Fri, 14 May 2021
A school which was subject to regulatory action after being found teaching creationism as science has failed a further inspection.
Posted: Wed, 12 May 2021
Every parent has withdrawn their child from sex education at an independent faith school with nearly 250 pupils, a report has revealed.
Posted: Fri, 07 May 2021
The NSS has said proposed Ofcom rules for video sharing platforms risk unduly encroaching on freedom of expression.
Posted: Thu, 29 Apr 2021
The academy trust behind Batley Grammar School says an investigation has begun after a row over the use of a Muhammad cartoon in class.
Churches continue to manage and govern several universities in the UK, enabling discrimination and creating tension between universities' academic purpose and the interests of those who control them, says...
Posted: Fri, 14 May 2021
A parliamentary report has called for measures to promote 'religious literacy' in the media - including tighter regulation. Chris Sloggett says we should beware the risks of requiring journalists to tread...
Posted: Wed, 12 May 2021
The start of an investigation into the Batley Grammar affair raises questions over the government's willingness to ensure assertive religious voices don't dictate what happens in classrooms, says Stephen...
Posted: Thu, 06 May 2021
Publicly funded school inspections which enable clerics to exert undue influence should have no place in a modern education system, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Fri, 30 Apr 2021