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NSS presses government on non-stun meat as schools row intensifies
The National Secular Society has called on the government to take action to end the supply of non-stun meat amid growing... Read More »
Bishops’ place in Lords must be reviewed, say MPs
A committee of MPs has said proposals to cut the size of the House of Lords should prompt a reduction in the number... Read More »
Government commits funding to new 100% selective faith schools
The government has announced funding for a wave of new voluntary aided faith schools, which can select all of their... Read More »
C of E services for schools expand by 56% in four years
The National Secular Society has said a rapid rise in the number of children being taken to Church of England school... Read More »
NSS: religious offence-taking must not curtail free speech at BBC
The National Secular Society has urged the BBC to treat free expression "as a positive value" as it raised concerns... Read More »
Greece takes major step towards disestablishment of Orthodox Church
Clerics in Greece's Orthodox Church will stop being civil servants after the country's government announced a significant... Read More »
Scottish government commits to LGBT-inclusive education
The National Secular Society has told the Scottish government that it must not allow religious groups to undermine... Read More »
Don't let faith schools distort sex education, warns NSS
The National Secular Society has highlighted the risk that faith groups will continue to distort sex education in... Read More »
Government threatens Jewish schools’ “purity”, rabbi claims
A rabbi has called on Orthodox Jewish schools to resist requirements to teach evolution and about non-traditional... Read More »
New guidance supports teaching RSE and evolution to young Muslims
Pupils should be taught about evolution, art, and sexual relationships and no child should be forced to wear a hijab,... Read More »
Ofsted head issues warning on religious pressure in education
The National Secular Society has said the government "must heed" a warning from the chief inspector of schools in... Read More »
Individual rights and autonomy key themes at NSS healthcare event
Speakers have called for individual rights and bodily autonomy to take priority over religious concerns in healthcare... Read More »
Most Britons support key secularist principles, says Pew research
Britons convincingly support several important secularist principles but a significant minority of them have attitudes... Read More »
Pakistani court orders woman facing death for blasphemy to be freed
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the freeing of Asia Bibi, who awaited a death sentence for blasphemy for eight... Read More »
No plans to create public holidays to mark more religious festivals
The government has rejected calls to make Hindu and Muslim religious festivals public holidays after the National... Read More »
Ireland votes to remove blasphemy from constitution
The National Secular Society has welcomed Irish voters' decision to repeal the blasphemy provisions in their country's... Read More »
Saudi Arabia is worst country to be an atheist, report says
Saudi Arabia has been named the worst country in the world to be an atheist in a new report monitoring the rights... Read More »
Commons passes bill and amendment on abortion in NI
The National Secular Society has again called for reform of Northern Ireland's abortion laws after the House of Commons... Read More »
NSS cautions against introducing more religious public holidays
The National Secular Society has warned MPs that introducing more religious public holidays could disadvantage workers... Read More »
NSS welcomes first convictions for running unregistered faith school
The National Secular Society has welcomed a landmark successful prosecution of the proprietors of an unregistered... Read More »
Three independent faith schools still open after multiple failures
The National Secular Society has questioned why three independent faith schools remain open despite failing multiple... Read More »
Abuse survivors sue Catholic order which ran children’s homes
Ten people are taking legal action against a religious order which ran two orphanages in central Scotland where large... Read More »
Australian ‘religious freedom’ review prompts discrimination row
The Australian government looks set to allow religious schools that receive public funds to dismiss teachers for their... Read More »
NSS welcomes Lancashire decision on non-stunned meat in schools
The National Secular Society has welcomed a vote from councillors in Lancashire which has ratified its decision to... Read More »
Ten more independent faith schools issued warnings by DfE
An Islamic school that breached the Equality Act by treating boys and girls unequally was among 10 failing independent... Read More »