Posted: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 by Dr Marika McAdam
Proponents of ritual genital cutting often claim a 'right' to religious freedom justifies their position. But individuals have rights, says Dr Marika McAdam – and for boys, they include the right to autonomy over their own foreskins.
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Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
The widespread adoption of a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' risks curtailing free speech, a collection of essays has warned.
Posted: Mon, 19 Aug 2019
The government has said it will not prevent a Jewish school from severely restricting families' IT use after the NSS raised concerns.
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
The NSS has warned against allowing religious groups to host opposite-sex civil partnerships while opting out of hosting same-sex ones.
Posted: Fri, 16 Aug 2019
The NSS has urged MSPs to remove religious appointees from council education committees in a major report.
Posted: Thu, 15 Aug 2019
The NSS has asked the government to review its stance on blasphemy laws amid concern that ministers only criticise their "misuse".
The disqualification of a GCSE student who criticised halal meat is a reminder of the need to resist censorious offence-taking on Islam and the normalisation of the idea of 'Islamophobia', says Stephen...
Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
Adopting a proposed definition of 'Islamophobia' would restrict legitimate speech on Islam and embed a failing approach to anti-Muslim hate. This is the NSS's submission to a series of essays criticising...
Posted: Thu, 22 Aug 2019
As opposition to compulsory worship gathers and its defenders grow increasingly out of touch, Alastair Lichten says ministers should reconsider the law and its implementation.
Posted: Mon, 05 Aug 2019
Dr Joyce D'Silva of Compassion in World Farming says the organisation campaigns for an end to religious exemptions that allow non-stun slaughter so farm animals are treated as humanely as possible.
Posted: Thu, 01 Aug 2019
The current wave of religious protests outside schools began with objections to the No Outsiders scheme of work. As its author prepares to give the NSS's Bradlaugh Lecture, Megan Manson asks what the fuss...
Posted: Wed, 31 Jul 2019