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International controversy rages over German ban on circumcision
A court case in Cologne, Germany, has held that circumcision, carried out for religious — as opposed to medical... Read More »
Supreme Court to rule on Catholic Church’s attempt to escape responsibility for child abuse
A landmark hearing at the Supreme Court in London on Monday will consider who is responsible for compensating victims... Read More »
St Albans Council ditches prayers
Last week, St Albans district council voted 34-13 to discontinue prayers as part of the agenda for full council meetings,... Read More »
National Trust to review creationist material at Giant's Causeway exhibit
The National Trust has announced plans to review the controversial exhibit in the new Giant's Causeway visitors centre... Read More »
Catholic Church gets another snub from Irish Government
As further evidence of the secularising direction of Ireland and its downgrading of the influence of the Catholic... Read More »
Parents, teachers and governors ignored as council hands community school to church
Barking and Dagenham Council has agreed to the controversial amalgamation of a community school in Dagenham with a... Read More »
Bishops come under fire but Lords Reform now looks a distant prospect
An attempt by the Government to reform the House of Lords looks doomed after 91 Conservative MPs defied their party... Read More »
Vatican’s use of the law to try to hide its secrets looks set to backfire
The small German magazine Titanic is being prosecuted by the Pope over the cover of its latest edition which satirises... Read More »
Refusal of blood transfusions by Jehovah’s Witnesses not always detrimental, research finds
New research in the USA shows that Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions recover from heart surgery faster... Read More »
Sikh fanatics import sectarian militancy into Wiltshire
Forty Sikh militants in Kembrey Park in Wiltshire locked themselves inside a local temple last Saturday to stop a... Read More »
National Trust puts creationism on show at new visitor centre
The National Trust has come under fire for including an exhibit in the new Giants' Causeway Visitors' Centre acknowledging... Read More »
Catholic Church refuses to protect girls from cancer
If any more evidence was needed to prove the Catholic Church's contempt for women, then you need look no further than... Read More »
Teachers in Dagenham to strike over ‘faith school’ plans
Teachers at a community school threatened with amalgamation with a religious school are to stage a one day strike... Read More »
Lords Reform Bill fails to remove religious privilege
Church of England Bishops will retain reserved seats in the House of Lords according to proposals published today... Read More »
Prayers removed from Edinburgh council meetings
The National Secular Society has welcomed an announcement from Edinburgh City Council that new ten minute "Pause for... Read More »
Equal marriage: Church’s submission “erroneous”, says lawyer
The Church of England's failure to distinguish between social, religious and legal institutions of marriage "confuses... Read More »
Christian GP says he will pay no heed to the GMC
The GP Dr Richard Scott who was disciplined by the General Medical Council for distressing one of his patients by... Read More »
Funding for school chaplains ruled illegal in Australia
A father of four from Toowoomba in Australia has won a High Court action challenging the Australian government's funding... Read More »
Catholic Education Service rebuked for blurring distinction between faith and politics in schools
The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, has written to the Catholic Education Service (CES) to express... Read More »
Religious threats to free speech in Britain and Poland
A man in Boston, Lincolnshire has been warned by the police that if he puts up a small poster in his window that says... Read More »
Evangelising GP disciplined by medical watchdog
A Margate GP who was accused of distressing one of his patients by inappropriately trying to evangelise him has received... Read More »
Compromise over cross at crematorium
As part of its recent £140,000 refurbishment of Haycombe Crematorium, Bath and North East Somerset Council removed... Read More »
NSS condemns Church of England’s gay marriage response as poll reveals majority of religious people are in favour of same-sex marriage
A poll of more than 2,000 people conducted by YouGov for the Stonewall gay rights group has revealed that three in... Read More »
Woking Council determined to keep free parking for “faith groups” only
Woking Borough Council in Surrey is to consider extending its policy of offering free parking to churchgoers to include... Read More »
NSS debates the role of bishops in Government at Durham Union Society
NSS President Terry Sanderson, and Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood, both argued the case that 'This House believes... Read More »
