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Posted: Fri, 26 Feb 2021
Don’t renege on free speech protection, NSS tells justice minister
The NSS has urged Scotland's justice minister not to dilute protection for free speech on religion in the current hate crime bill.
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021
NSS research bank shows deep flaws in case for faith schools
A substantial new analysis of academic research has highlighted significant weaknesses in the arguments for state-funded faith schools.
Posted: Fri, 19 Feb 2021
Community school may be lost as faith-based provision is protected
Parents in Somerset could lose a community school as a result of special provisions which protect faith-based schooling.
Posted: Fri, 19 Feb 2021
Improve RSE in faith schools to curb forced marriage, campaigners say
Education around forced marriage should be included in mandatory RSE, including in independent faith schools, campaigners have said.
Posted: Thu, 18 Feb 2021
Confusion over free speech protection on religion in hate crime bill
New proposals could substantially weaken the protection for free speech on religion in the Scottish government's current hate crime bill....
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Joint campuses are a cop out in efforts to tackle sectarianism
Posted: Wed, 03 Mar 2021
Alastair Lichten says a review of education provision in Northern Ireland must be willing to challenge entrenched religious interests to deliver on ambitions for a more efficient and inclusive system....
NI’s education review is a golden chance to take a stand for inclusion
Posted: Thu, 25 Feb 2021
A comprehensive new bank of academic research shows how shaky the main arguments for faith schools are, say its authors Steven Kettell and Rebecca Vernon.
The evidence against faith schools is overwhelming
Posted: Tue, 23 Feb 2021
The misery which women and children faced for decades highlights the damage that can be done when states leave religious authority unchecked, says NSS president Keith Porteous Wood.
Ireland's mother and baby homes scandal shows the necessity of separating church and state
Posted: Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Theocratic demands for censorship in India and Pakistan reflect attempts to grab power which undermine everyone's religious freedom, says Megan Manson.
Religious censorship is about ownership
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2021