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NSS speaks out at UN
The Executive Director of the National Secular Society, Keith Porteous Wood, has spoken out at the United Nations... Read More »
NSS speaks out at UN
The Executive Director of the National Secular Society, Keith Porteous Wood, has spoken out at the United Nations Human Rights Council about the need to hold religious minorities to the same standards of human rights observance as everyone else. He has also criticised the increasing acceptance of religious law as a legitimate alternative to democratically agreed legal systems. Read More »
Feminists demand an end to church-state ties in Poland
Feminists and supporters took to the streets of several Polish cities last Sunday, demanding ties between Church and... Read More »
College removes defamatory remarks about atheists from its module
Atheist Ireland protests against teaching course containing anti-atheist propaganda Read More »
Challenge to council prayers in Scotland
The practice of council prayers held by some local authorities in Scotland has now been challenged by the National... Read More »
Amsterdam college sticks to its principles over demands for prayer room
Islamic students at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) are pressuring the faculty to provide a prayer... Read More »
Afghanistan not quite the hell-hole it’s portrayed as
The Asia Foundation has conducted a major opinion poll to discover the true attitudes of the people of Afghanistan... Read More »
Afghanistan not quite the hell-hole it’s portrayed as
The Asia Foundation has conducted a major opinion poll to discover the true attitudes of the people of Afghanistan – and it contains a lot of surprises. Read More »
Worries that new CofE school won’t serve the whole community
Rumours that Pulford Church of England School is likely to be the successful bidder to run the new school on Sandhills... Read More »
Christians told: you don’t own the local crematorium
Christians are outraged that a window at a crematorium in Bath that is etched with a cross is to be removed and replaced... Read More »
Christian GP who tried to convert a patient will face a new GMC hearing
The doctor accused of trying to convert a patient to Christianity in a consultation is to face a new hearing by the... Read More »
State-sponsored religions are undesirable, says UN
State-sanctioned religions risk alienating minorities and discriminating against members of other faiths, an independent... Read More »
Sikhs looking to open more free schools, separating their children from the mainstream
The latest Sikh free school, the Nishkam Primary School, catering to primary children in Birmingham, was opened in... Read More »
Church of England schools flouting daily worship law
A survey by The Sunday Times has found that 40% of Church of England 'faith schools' are flouting the law that requires... Read More »
Forty Days of Choice
The Christian anti-abortion group 40 Days for Life are celebrating Lent by picketing abortion clinics, spreading misinformation... Read More »
Protest at teacher training college’s comparison of atheism to Nazism
Atheists in Ireland have called on a teacher training college to remove notes from its curriculum that say atheism... Read More »
Pope renews attack on IVF
Speaking at a conference on infertility in Rome, the Pope has renewed his attack on IVF treatments. He said artificial... Read More »
Eric Pickles is allowing his evangelical Christianity to cloud his judgment
The National Secular Society has accused the Minister for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, of allowing his evangelical Christian views to cloud his judgment and risk a damaging split in society. Read More »
Eric Pickles is allowing his evangelical Christianity to cloud his judgment
The National Secular Society has accused the Minister for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, of allowing... Read More »
NSS accuses advertising watchdog of inconsistency with religious ads
The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that an ice cream advert is not offensive to Christians – even... Read More »
Catholic midwives lose abortion 'conscientious objection' case
Two Catholic midwives have lost a legal battle after claiming that being asked to supervise nurses involved in abortion... Read More »
Christian discrimination report is just another call for special privileges
Last year, the evangelical Christian MP Gary Streeter set up what he called "an inquiry" into whether Christians are... Read More »
Councillor heckled for walking out of prayers during council meeting
A Cheshire town councillor who walked out of a meeting before prayers was heckled and told 'he should be ashamed of... Read More »
Italy orders Vatican to pay tax on its commercial property
After 130,000 Italians signed an online petition calling for the Vatican to be taxed on its commercial properties,... Read More »
Vatican agitates to keep Costa Rica under its thumb
The Costa Rican government is under pressure from Catholic Bishops after it proposed legislation on abortion, in vitro... Read More »
