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More than half of Brits now non-religious, study finds
The National Secular Society has called for "a serious debate about religion's place in our society" after a study... Read More »
How a teacher and a Virgin Mary statue drew attention to religious bias in the Irish education system
A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a state-funded school with a "religious... Read More »
Humanist teacher loses discrimination claim over Mary statue
A humanist teacher who objected to a statue of the virgin Mary being displayed at a Catholic school in Ireland has lost a claim of discrimination at a Workplace Relations Commission hearing. Read More »
NSS criticises Chinese crackdown on religious freedom
The National Secular Society has joined Amnesty International in condemning the Chinese government's crackdown on... Read More »
NSS calls for clearer labelling on halal meat
The National Secular Society has called for clearer labelling on meat slaughtered by religious methods.
The NSS was... Read More »
Joint faith school campus brings segregation under one roof
A new £17m campus which houses Catholic and Jewish faith schools together has opened in East Renfrewshire.
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Same-sex marriages need not be recognised in NI, court rules
The High Court has ruled that same-sex marriages which are entered into in England do not need to be recognised in... Read More »
Caught between Hindu and Buddhist nationalists: Rohingya Muslims face expulsion
The Indian government plans to deport 40,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the country to Myanmar after labelling them... Read More »
NSS calls for ban on ‘gay conversion therapies’ after church starvation
The National Secular Society has called on the government to consider banning so-called gay conversion 'therapies'... Read More »
Blasphemy laws “astonishingly widespread” - report
Dozens of countries from all corners of the globe retain laws which punish blasphemy and most of them punish the 'crime'... Read More »
DUP vows to resist calls to legalise abortion and same-sex marriage
DUP leader Arlene Foster has said her party will retain Northern Ireland's restrictions on abortion and same-sex marriage,... Read More »
Three setbacks for anti-counter extremism lobby
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent – the government's counter-radicalisation... Read More »
Series of setbacks for anti-counter extremism lobby
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent - the government's counter-radicalisation safeguarding strategy - have suffered three setbacks in two weeks. Read More »
Anti-counter extremism lobby suffers series of setbacks
Lobbyists attempting to undermine and spread misinformation about Prevent - the government's counter-radicalisation safeguarding strategy - have suffered three setbacks in two weeks. Read More »
Malaysia targets ex-Muslims over viral atheist photo
Malaysia's government says it will re-educate ex-Muslims who took part in an atheist meeting after a photo of the... Read More »
NSS criticises Archbishops over clerical hostility to LGBT+ rights
The National Secular Society's Executive Director, Keith Porteous Wood, has criticised Church of England leaders for... Read More »
Evangelising NHS worker may not launch second appeal, court rules
An NHS worker who was disciplined for using her position to evangelise will not be allowed to appeal against a decision... Read More »
UN tells Pakistan to end blasphemy laws and protect minorities
The UN's Human Rights Committee has told Pakistan to end its blasphemy laws and do more to protect religious minorities.... Read More »
Jehovah's Witnesses censured by Charity Commission over treatment of child abuse allegations
A congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses has been severely criticised by the Charity Commission over its handling of... Read More »
Government plans mass expansion of CofE faith schools across England
The Department for Education hopes to open at least another 140 Church of England schools in the next five years,... Read More »
Secularist conference features ‘largest gathering of ex-Muslims in history’
Organisers of a major conference on free thought say it has brought together "the largest gathering of ex-Muslims... Read More »
NSS expresses support for 'deplatformed' Richard Dawkins
The National Secular Society has expressed its support for Richard Dawkins after a radio station cancelled one of... Read More »
100% faith-based admissions leads to increased levels of segregation, says schools inspectorate
The chief inspector of schools Amanda Spielman has criticised Government proposals to allow some faith schools to... Read More »
Vast majority of Welsh councils no longer hold prayers during meetings
Councils across Wales no longer hold prayers as part of their official business after the National Secular Society... Read More »
Pakistan puts pressure on Facebook to help punish 'blasphemers'
The Pakistani government is punishing people for social media posts which it considers blasphemous, and placing pressure... Read More »
