News
NSS joins campaigners calling for investigation of extremist charity sermons
Nine organisations call for action in open letter saying charities are promoting antisemitism and glorifying terrorism. Read More »
NSS “baffled” by anti-abortion protest against history talk
Christian group warns it will "actively" engage attendees of NSS talk on Victorian birth control – which aimed to reduce abortion. Read More »
NSS: Women in Jersey should have same access to abortion as Brits
Abortion in Jersey is expensive and usually only available up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. Read More »
Assisted dying on track to be legalised in Isle of Man
Access to assisted dying could become available as soon as 2025. Read More »
Beware religious threats to free speech, NSS warns UN rapporteur
Attempts to impose de facto blasphemy laws must be resisted, says NSS. Read More »
NSS urges Scottish council to end voting powers for religious reps
Religious reps "undemocratic, unrepresentative and unjustified", NSS tells East Lothian Council Read More »
Counter-extremism lead: blasphemy codes are chilling free speech
Cleric on 2023 UK speaking tour advocates decapitation for 'blasphemers' Read More »
Make integrated schools the norm, NSS tells NI executive
NSS urges more support for schools where children from all religion and belief backgrounds are educated together. Read More »
Keep doctors out of exorcisms, NSS warns medical regulator
Church of England guidance updated this year permits exorcism of children under 16. Read More »
Success: School resists CofE evangelism following NSS concerns
Nonreligious school says it will 'decline' to join Church of England's "Youth Catalyst Project". Read More »
School “misleading” parents on plan to join CofE academy trust
Primary school fails to tell parents academy trust is run by Church of England and all its schools are faith schools. Read More »
2023 Bradlaugh Lecture: “Let’s talk to each other”
Nicky Campbell delivers impassioned defence of free expression and robust public debate Read More »
Tribunal: Teen “traumatised” after told by GP to apologise to God
Dr Richard Scott clasped suicidal patient's hands in prayer, "insisted" on giving him a bible three times, tribunal hears Read More »
Faith primary schools admit fewer SEND children, research finds
Study: CofE and Catholic primaries less likely than community schools to admit children with special educational needs and disabilities Read More »
NSS refers religious charity to regulator over extremism concerns
Sermons at Islamic Centre Leicester suggest those who use 'blasphemous' phrase should be executed and Jews fear punishment from Allah Read More »
Faith schools should not impose hijab on girls, report says
Report also recommends government resist 'Islamophobia' definitions that inhibit criticism of religious practices Read More »
CofE fails to back reporting of sex abuse disclosures in confession
Church admits confession is "a safe space" for child sexual abusers Read More »
Blasphemy laws identified in 11 more countries since 2020
Mocking religion in Portugal can be punished by up to a year's imprisonment, report finds Read More »
Report: one in seven councils has adopted ‘Islamophobia’ definition
National Secular Society's role in resisting adoption of flawed definition highlighted Read More »
NSS urges government to replace “unpopular” RE
NSS letter follows lobbying from parliamentarians for more RE teacher training funding Read More »
Faith school fails ninth inspection in nine years
Independent faith school again found teaching an "inadequate" and "narrow" secular curriculum. Read More »
UK sanctions Iranian officials to mark Mahsa Amini’s death
Mahsa Amini died last year at the hands of Iran's "morality police" after arrest for failing to wear 'correct' hijab Read More »
NSS research: religion a factor in 50% of school management bans
NSS analysis finds prohibitions issued for running unregistered schools and promoting extremism. Read More »
NSS calls on Labour to “think again” on faith schools
Labour's plan to leave the faith school system unchanged risks perpetuating injustice, unfairness and discrimination, NSS warns. Read More »
NSS urges nonreligious school to resist evangelism
Church of England youth evangelism scheme targets Jubilee High School in Surrey, which has no religious ethos. Read More »
