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Channel 4 defends censorship of Jesus and Mo cartoon
Channel 4 has responded to criticism of its censorship of the Jesus & Mo cartoon by saying it did not want to... Read More »
Censorship on Channel 4 News: an open letter to the editor
The National Secular Society has written to the editor of Channel 4 News to express its concern over a decision to... Read More »
University Islamic Society tries to stop talk because speaker didn’t condemn Maajid Nawaz
Students from the University of Plymouth's Islamic Society failed in their efforts to get a speaker from the anti-extremist... Read More »
Northern Ireland council lifts ban on “blasphemous” Bible play
Newtownabbey Borough Council in Northern Ireland has overturned its ban on a play that spoofs the Bible.
The Council's... Read More »
Fundamentalist Christians claim victory over “gay cure” bus advert
The Christian Legal Centre and an organisation called Core Issues Trust, which claims to offer curative "therapy"... Read More »
Government drops plans to outlaw "annoying" behaviour
Government ministers have abandoned plans to replace anti-social behaviour orders with injunctions to prevent "nuisance... Read More »
Release British doctor accused of blasphemy, urges UK human rights group
A UK-based human rights organisation is calling on the authorities in Pakistan to release a 72-year-old doctor who... Read More »
Cornwall consults on scrapping free transport to religious schools
Cornwall County Council is under fire for considering the removal of subsidies for transport of pupils to religious... Read More »
Church of England intensifies its bullying of the Girlguides over promise
The Girlguides Movement is under heavy pressure from the Church of England to scrap its recently introduced secular... Read More »
Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school plans large-scale expansion
Britain's only state-funded Hindu school, located in Harrow Middlesex, is planning a large-scale expansion which will... Read More »
Britain’s first state-funded Hindu school plans large-scale expansion
Britain's only state-funded Hindu school, located in Harrow Middlesex, is planning a large-scale expansion which will make it one of the largest "faith schools" in the country. Read More »
Finland: Citizens’ initiative launched calling for separation of church and state
The collection of statements of support for a citizens' initiative for the separation of church and state in Finland... Read More »
Parliamentary candidate Maajid Nawaz under pressure for posting Jesus and Mo cartoon on twitter
A petition has been set up on Change.org in support of Maajid Nawaz, the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary... Read More »
Vatican challenged by UN over its handling of child abuse
Representatives from the Vatican have faced tough questions over the Holy See's record on sexual abuse and other forms... Read More »
Edinburgh secularists challenge religious privilege in Scotland’s education system
Edinburgh Secular Society (ESS) has presented its case for the removal of unelected religious representatives on local... Read More »
5.3 billion suffer restrictions on religious freedom around the world
As national religious freedom day is celebrated in the United States, a report by the Pew Research Center reveals... Read More »
Catholic Church faces question from UN over handling of child abuse
The Vatican will today be questioned about its record on child sexual violence by a UN Committee.
The Holy See will... Read More »
NSS backs call for religious slaughter ban ahead of House of Lords debate
The National Secular Society has backed renewed calls from the RSPCA and other animal welfare organisations for an... Read More »
Campaigners hope UN will help end university gender segregation
The United Nations rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Farida Shaeed, has been approached by students and... Read More »
Suspect fundraising methods of evangelical church under spotlight again
The head of the UK fundraising watchdog has demanded a meeting with the British leaders of a Brazil-based evangelical... Read More »
Government defeated as peers vote to reform Clause 1
Peers in the House of Lords have voted down a government proposal to hand police new powers to clamp down on "annoying"... Read More »
Church takeover of community school blocked by local authority
Plans to convert a Suffolk community school to a Church of England voluntary aided school have been blocked by Suffolk... Read More »
NSS welcomes LSE apology over Jesus & Mo debacle
The London School of Economics (LSE) has apologised to two students who were forced to cover up t-shirts featuring... Read More »
CofE General Synod member Andrea Minichiello Williams urges Jamaica to keep law that criminalises homosexuality
One of the Sussex Diocese of Chichester representatives on the Church of England General Synod, Andrea Minichiello... Read More »
Educate Together to open first UK school
The Irish-based educational charity Educate Together has announced it is to set up an Academy Trust to run a new primary... Read More »
