Challenging Religious Privilege
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Posted: Tue, 25 Jun 2019
The NSS has asked a regulator to investigate an incident in which a pharmacist reportedly refused to serve a woman contraception.
Posted: Mon, 24 Jun 2019
A medical watchdog is investigating a GP who has proselytised to patients despite a warning not to do so after the NSS raised concerns.
Posted: Fri, 21 Jun 2019
The National Secular Society has given its backing to a registration system for children who do not attend state-funded or registered independent...
Posted: Wed, 19 Jun 2019
A Christian magistrate who was removed from the judiciary after making comments against same-sex adoption has lost his appeal at an employment...
Posted: Wed, 19 Jun 2019
A teacher targeted by religious protesters for teaching about LGBT+ equality will speak at the National Secular Society's 2019 Bradlaugh Lecture....
The latest Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse report scotches once and for all the idea that Catholic safeguarding has been transformed, says Richard Scorer.
Posted: Thu, 20 Jun 2019
Megan Manson examines a new document outlining the Catholic Church's position on issues relating to sex and gender, and explains how this may lead to conflict in Catholic Schools.
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2019
Countering extremism requires a whole-society response to uphold and promote democratic norms and principles and encourage debate and dialogue, says the lead commissioner for countering extremism Sara...
Posted: Wed, 12 Jun 2019
A report on child abuse in religious settings should prompt us to reconsider our relationship with religious institutions and their constitutional privileges and our wider attitude towards religion, says...
Posted: Fri, 07 Jun 2019
Stephen Evans says religious concerns weren't a good reason to restrict understanding of birth control in Victorian England and they aren't a good reason to undermine relationships and sex education today....
Posted: Fri, 07 Jun 2019