National Secular Society2 天
Harriet Harman tables amendment to abolish bishops’ bench
Labour peer Harriet Harman has tabled an amendment to the Hereditary Peers Bill which would remove the 26 seats automatically ...
National Secular Society2 天
NSS: Scotland should repeal religious observance laws
Mandatory religious observance in schools is incompatible with UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, NSS tells Scottish ...
National Secular Society9 天
Judge and parents call for boys to be protected from circumcision
Calls come as ex-doctor sentenced to 5 years in prison for child cruelty and actual bodily harm related to ritual ...
National Secular Society4 天
NSS urges Parliament to prevent increase in selective faith schools
NSS says committee must ensure schools bill does not become "a vehicle for greater religious discrimination and segregation" ...
National Secular Society3 天
Many parents fake religiosity to get school places, survey finds
A survey this month by property website Zoopla, reported in The Times today, found 28% of parents were "lying, bending rules or playing the system" to secure a place at a state school. Out of those, ...
National Secular Society13 天
DfE: “highly unlikely” selective faith schools can meet local needs
Statement on BBC Sunday suggests local authorities reluctant to open schools which select all children based on religion.
National Secular Society10 天
New move to abolish the bishops’ bench in House of Lords
A fresh bid has been made to remove automatic seats for bishops in the House of Lords through the hereditary peers bill.
National Secular Society20 天
Charlie Hebdo’s principled defiance is an example to us all
Ten years on from the Charlie Hebdo massacre, Stephen Evans says the legacy of those who lost their lives should be our unwavering commitment to free speech and secularism. This week marks 10 years ...