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SNP to host Muslim group whose staff member calls for prosecution of anyone who criticises Islam
A Muslim activist has boasted of plans to ban criticism of Islam, days before his organisation is due to appear at... Read More »
“Phenomenal” growth of churches in UK linked to child witchcraft accusations
The Witchcraft and Human Rights Information Network (WHRIN) has warned of the "phenomenal" growth of churches in the... Read More »
Council of Europe “retreat” on circumcision of young boys
Jewish and Muslim groups have claimed victory after the Council of Europe 'retreated' over a proposed ban on male... Read More »
Cameron announces plans to regulate religious supplementary schools
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced plans for Ofsted to inspect madrassas and other supplementary religious... Read More »
Former Anglican bishop Peter Ball jailed as victims sue Church of England over ‘cover-up’
Peter Ball, the former Bishop of Gloucester and Lewes, has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after pleading guilty... Read More »
NSS: Vague ‘Extremism Disruption Orders’ will chill free speech
The National Secular Society and the Christian Institute have joined together to launch a new campaign, Defend Free... Read More »
National Secular Society calls for integrated education at EU colloquium on combatting religious hatred
The National Secular Society has spoken out at a meeting of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on religious... Read More »
Academy closure will force children into faith schools
Parents on the Isle of Wight face being forced to accept places at religious schools for their children after plans... Read More »
Holyrood ‘religious freedom’ group backed by organisation which 'heals the wounds of atheism’
Plans to set up a "religious pressure group" featuring creationist MSPs in the Scottish Parliament have come under... Read More »
New US free expression campaign website launched for International Blasphemy Rights Day
The US-based Centre for Inquiry (CFI) has launched a new website for their campaign to promote and defend free expression,... Read More »
NSS welcomes Warwick Student Union’s decision to allow Maryam Namazie to speak
The National Secular Society has welcomed Warwick Student Union's decision to host secular campaigner Maryam Namazie.... Read More »
Warwick Student Union bans ex-Muslim activist and says speakers must “avoid insulting other faiths”
Maryam Namazie has been blocked from speaking to the Warwick Atheists, Secularists and Humanists' Society after the... Read More »
Help turn Thought for the Day into a “philosophy slot”
The National Secular Society has backed calls for BBC Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot to be converted into a "philosophy... Read More »
Bangladeshi secular activists remain defiant in face of death threats
Secular writers are defiant after Bangladeshi Islamists stepped up their campaign of murders with a global death list.... Read More »
Calls for Government to outlaw caste discrimination after tribunal rules in favour of victim kept in “domestic servitude”
A victim's charity has slammed Government inaction on caste discrimination, following an Employment Tribunal awarding... Read More »
Catholic Church criticised at UN Human Rights Council over continued failure to address child sex abuse
The Catholic Church has been strongly criticised at the UN Human Rights Council for obstructing disclosure of child... Read More »
Student starts petition against collective worship in Northern Ireland
A Sixth Form student has started a campaign against collective worship in Northern Ireland, from which pupils currently... Read More »
Orthodox Jewish state school bans TV and the internet from pupils’ homes and tells parents to dress ‘modestly’
An Orthodox Jewish faith school instructs pupils' parents not to wear bright clothing, to cover their elbows and knees,... Read More »
Northern Ireland sets out roadmap to shared education
The Northern Ireland Education Minister has released his plan to create "a more integrated education system" so that... Read More »
University refuses to strip honorary degree from disgraced Cardinal O’Brien
St Andrew's University has rejected attempts to strip Cardinal Keith O'Brien of an honorary degree, despite his role... Read More »
Last local authority-run school in Blackpool to be taken over by Islamic education group
Highfield Humanities College, the last secondary school in Blackpool under local authority control, is to be taken... Read More »
Muslim school slammed by Ofsted as former pupil says the College was “utterly cruel”
An independent Muslim girls' school with a "strong emphasis" on Islamic studies has been downgraded to "inadequate"... Read More »
Council rejects prayers during meetings in “victory for common sense”
A bid to introduce Christian prayers during council meetings in Norfolk has met with a crushing 10-2 defeat, as one... Read More »
Alex Salmond: “I prefer people of faith to people of no faith”
The National Secular Society has criticised the former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond for his "divisive rhetoric"... Read More »
Kentucky clerk acting under “God’s authority” in defying court over gay marriage
A county clerk in Kentucky has persisted in denying same-sex couples marriage licenses, in open defiance of a federal... Read More »
