Posted: Thu, 05 Oct 2017 by Alastair Lichten
Ahead of Libraries Week 2017 Alastair Lichten argues that libraries' values of free expression and pluralism illustrate how a vibrant secular democracy should work.
Our public services – the majority of which are thankfully free from religious discrimination... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 06 Dec 2021
The British public back the labelling for meat from animals slaughtered without stunning, new figures show.
Posted: Wed, 01 Dec 2021
The National Secular Society has warned that religious objections could be restricting the use of period products in schools.
Posted: Wed, 01 Dec 2021
Ofsted's latest statistic shows that in the last year 25% of non-association independent faith schools have not met required school standards....
Posted: Thu, 25 Nov 2021
The National Secular Society has backed proposals to allow the choice of assisted dying in Scotland.
Posted: Wed, 24 Nov 2021
Families of victims of the Manchester Area bomber have condemned the mosque he attended for failing to challenge extremist ideology.
We need to tackle anti-Muslim hate, but the politicised and problematic term of Islamophobia should be ditched, argues Nova Daban.
Posted: Tue, 30 Nov 2021
A recent report on state-sanctioned killings of 'blasphemers' and 'apostates' suggests re-interpreting Islam as a solution rather than promoting universal human rights. Megan Manson argues this is the...
Posted: Mon, 22 Nov 2021
The Armed Forces must dismantle their institutional Christian privilege if they are truly committed to inclusivity, says Megan Manson.
Posted: Mon, 08 Nov 2021
Paul Stanley's work shows how much more inclusive and engaging school assemblies could be without the anachronistic legal requirement for religious worship, argues Sue Garratt.
Posted: Fri, 05 Nov 2021
The national conversation following the brutal killing of David Amess suggests an unwillingness to tackle the Islamic extremism behind it, argues Stephen Evans.
Posted: Thu, 21 Oct 2021