Opinion
Where there is state religion, there is less freedom
In a recent paper, "State Religion and Freedom: A Comparative Analysis", published by the Religion and Politics Section... Read More »
Miliband should keep his party away from priests
Amid his spectacular enthronement, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, managed to say something spectacularly... Read More »
Secularist Thought for the Day competition – and the winner is....
Our Secularist Thought for the Day competition brought a big response from all over the country and choosing a winner... Read More »
The tensions between Muslim identity and Western citizenship
'Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?'
'That depends a good deal on where you want to get... Read More »
New report confirms that religious TV is least popular genre – but the BBC won’t let up
By Terry Sanderson
A new report, confirming previous research, shows that religion is the least popular genre of programming... Read More »
Feeding the fires of fundamentalism
By Terry Sanderson
Professor Lawrence Krauss, the world-renowned theoretical physicist, is the NSS's newest honorary... Read More »
The sorry tale of the Catholic Church in Scotland continues to unfold
By Alistair McBay, NSS spokesperson for Scotland
It seems there is no end to the woes of the Catholic Church in Scotland... Read More »
The sorry tale of the Catholic Church in Scotland continues to unfold
By Alistair McBay, NSS spokesperson for Scotland
It seems there is no end to the woes of the Catholic Church in Scotland... Read More »
The Catholic Church must change or die
By Terry Sanderson
The Catholic Church is in crisis, and not a moment before time. The level of arrogant politicisation... Read More »
It’s OK to criticize religious practices
By Brian D. Earp
In 2012, a German court ruled that religious circumcision of male minors constitutes criminal bodily... Read More »
French challenge to exception of Alsace Moselle from separation law fails
By Catherine Le Fur
A challenge to the exception of Alsace-Moselle from the 1905 French law that separates church and... Read More »
Children in Scotland awaiting adoption - who puts their best interests first?
Imagine for a moment a secular public service, let's say an adoption charity, refusing to consider applications from... Read More »
Hospitals in dire cash crisis, but the chaplains sail merrily on
By Terry Sanderson
Not a week goes by now without more depressing headlines about the gradual demolition of the NHS.... Read More »
Vicar calls for disestablishment
A Church of England vicar is advocating disestablishment. In a letter in the latest issue of the Church of England... Read More »
Is the Catholic Church at last getting the come-uppance it has so long deserved?
By Terry Sanderson
Freedom of religion is a vital freedom and one that must be protected.
As a secularist I know I should... Read More »
Is Europe secular or Christian?
By Revd Dr Darrell Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Missiology, Morling College, Sydney.
During 2009 and 2010, the Nova... Read More »
Joseph Ratzinger’s failed papacy may have fatally undermined the Vatican
And so we are to see an end to the rule of Joseph Ratzinger at the Vatican. At such times it is usual to break out... Read More »
Will the new Archbishop’s evangelical fervour aid destruction of the welfare state?
By Terry Sanderson
Justin Welby, the new Archbishop of Canterbury is a self-confessed "evangelical". We can, therefore,... Read More »
Here is why Sharia Law has no place in Britain or elsewhere
By Nahla Mahmoud
There are many reasons why this needs to be said, starting with a personal trigger. I was recently... Read More »
Here is why Sharia Law has no place in Britain or elsewhere
By Nahla Mahmoud
There are many reasons why this needs to be said, starting with a personal trigger. I was recently... Read More »
There is no American-style Religious Right in Britain, but the general theo-political landscape is lurching rightward
By Terry Sanderson
A new report by the Theos think-tank throws some interesting light on the evangelical Christian... Read More »
Education for Choice launch report into abortion education in UK schools
Guest post by Education for Choice
Our new report 'Abortion Education in the UK: Failing our young people?' reveals... Read More »
Icelandic Parliament passes life stance equality law
By Hope Knutsson, President of Sidmennt
The Icelandic Parliament (Althing) this week passed a law which gives secular... Read More »
Muslim patrols are a sign of things to come
By Maajid Nawaz
On the streets of Greece supporters of the far-Right Golden Dawn party patrol neighbourhoods, attacking... Read More »
Constitution Unit says disestablishment will have to be achieved piecemeal
By Terry Sanderson
The Constitution Unit's latest newsletter recounts several events over the past few months that... Read More »
