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Posted: Thu, 10 Sep 2020
NSS urges easyJet to protect sex equality for passengers
The NSS has written to easyJet after a woman said she was asked to move seats to accommodate other passengers' religious beliefs.
Posted: Thu, 23 Jul 2020
Urgent steps needed to curb anti-Ahmadi extremism in UK, report says
The government must take "urgent" steps to curb the rise of extremism against Ahmadi Muslims in the UK, a parliamentary group has warned....
Posted: Fri, 17 Jul 2020
Success: government won’t extend same-sex marriage exemptions in NI
The government has confirmed businesses won't be able to refuse services for same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland after NSS lobbying.
Posted: Wed, 22 Apr 2020
Council defends plans to extend selection in Catholic schools
Renfrewshire Council looks set to extend the priority it gives to children who are baptised Catholic for admission to Catholic schools.
Posted: Mon, 30 Mar 2020
Don’t extend selection in Catholic schools, NSS urges council
The NSS has urged Renfrewshire Council not to extend the priority given to baptised Catholic children for admission to Catholic schools.
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A state-funded faith school recently rejected a child because her mother isn't Jewish. This shows the absurdity of religious discrimination in admissions, says Megan Manson.
Allowing religious discrimination in school admissions opens the door to other forms of discrimination
Posted: Thu, 03 Dec 2020
The General Medical Council has decided not to pursue a case against a GP who was accused of pushing religion on a vulnerable patient. Stephen Evans warns against allowing this exploitative behaviour....
Medical regulators shouldn’t let doctors push religion on patients
Posted: Tue, 10 Dec 2019
A ruling that a nurse was not wrongly dismissed for repeatedly evangelising was unsurprising, says Stephen Evans. Healthcare professionals must be prepared to set aside their personal beliefs at work to...
Praying on the vulnerable
Posted: Fri, 24 May 2019
UNESCO says gender equality is one of its top priorities. But Megan Manson says it is protecting misogynistic attitudes by awarding World Heritage Status to religious sites that practise sexual discrimination....
UNESCO: Putting religious privilege above gender equality
Posted: Wed, 11 Oct 2017
When religious organisations are delivering state-funded public services they should neither discriminate nor proselytize – argues Stephen Evans, looking at the case of CrossReach and its implications....
Scottish care provider’s decision to drop faith test should prompt a rethink over equality exceptions
Posted: Tue, 13 Jun 2017