Posted: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 by Stephen Evans
A new bill proposes to end Church of England bishops' automatic right to sit in parliament. This religious privilege is part of an unjust status quo and should be addressed, says Stephen Evans. Read More »
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The government has said it has no estimate of how many children are effectively forced into faith schools in England.
Posted: Thu, 29 Jul 2021
The NSS has welcomed moves to protect free speech in a Law Commission report on reforms to communications offences in England and Wales.
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
A committee of MPs has called for a register of home educated children in England, along with other measures long supported by the NSS.
Posted: Wed, 21 Jul 2021
The NSS has alerted the bodies which write advertising guidelines that new proposals may result in greater religious censorship.
Posted: Tue, 20 Jul 2021
An independent faith school has failed an inspection after a book calling for gay people to be killed was found in its library.
A coroner's report has laid bare the Church of England's cruel and scandalous handling of the case of Alan Griffin, who killed himself following unfounded accusations of child exploitation, says Keith...
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
The Church of England's new evangelical missional strategy should lead us to question its entitlement to proselytise in schools, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Thu, 22 Jul 2021
The Department for Education's protections for the secular community ethos of non-faith academies are inadequate. This enables a consolidation of religious control and undermines accountability, argues...
Posted: Tue, 13 Jul 2021
Islamic scripture is being used to justify attacks on women's rights in many countries. Secular law is a crucial defence – and shielding Islam from criticism undermines efforts to assert it, says...
Posted: Tue, 13 Jul 2021
A parliamentary group has removed provisions in its 'faith covenant' that prevent faith groups from proselytising when delivering public services. This leaves vulnerable people open to exploitation, says...
Posted: Mon, 12 Jul 2021