Posted: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 by Octavia Nasr
The father of all Turks and founder of the modern secular Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, must be turning in his grave from the turn of events throughout Turkey and the political implications they usher in.
It all started when a few thousands of Ataturk's... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 31 Jul 2020
The High Court has ruled that marriage law in England and Wales gives rise to discrimination on religion and belief grounds.
Posted: Wed, 29 Jul 2020
A man has been shot dead in court while standing trial for blasphemy in Pakistan.
Posted: Wed, 29 Jul 2020
The NSS has reiterated its call for a rethink of Scotland's hate crime bill as concerns mount over its implications for free expression.
Posted: Tue, 28 Jul 2020
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to extend planned reforms of RE so every child is given a pluralistic and balanced syllabus.
Posted: Wed, 22 Jul 2020
Parliament is expected to debate China's persecution of Uighur Muslims after more than 100,000 people signed a petition demanding action....
With secularist principles under siege across much of the world, it's worth reconsidering the vision of the man who coined the term 'secularism' in the 19th century, says his biographer Ray Argyle.
Posted: Thu, 30 Jul 2020
Stephen Evans argues that the current system of religious oaths and affirmations should be replaced by a universal secular declaration of the solemn duty to tell the truth.
Posted: Fri, 24 Jul 2020
A new High Court challenge to get humanist marriages legally recognised in England and Wales gives us an opportunity to consider how to reform our marriage laws for greater simplicity, equality and freedom,...
Posted: Tue, 07 Jul 2020
Religious schools that censor textbooks, teach creationism and limit pupils' chances aren't respecting the right to a quality education. The government shouldn't let them repeatedly fail inspections, says...
Posted: Sun, 28 Jun 2020
As the government considers ways to end 'gay conversion therapy' it should give Ofsted the power to stop faith schools fostering anti-LGBT attitudes in the first place, says Megan Manson.
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2020