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Posted: Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Council investigates faith school over large Covid-defying wedding
A local authority has launched a review of governance at a state-funded faith school where a large wedding took place last month.
Posted: Fri, 29 Jan 2021
New Islamic charity’s website says same-sex attraction is a ‘disease’
The NSS has questioned why an organisation whose website carries deeply homophobic and misogynistic lectures has become a charity.
Posted: Thu, 28 Jan 2021
Consider labelling laws for non-stun meat, says government committee
Changes in law are needed to ensure meat from non-stun slaughter only reaches religious markets, a government committee has said.
Posted: Fri, 22 Jan 2021
Give couples greater freedom over where they marry, says NSS
The NSS has welcomed proposals for comprehensive reform of wedding law in England and Wales in response to a consultation.
Posted: Sat, 16 Jan 2021
Government issues notice to Jewish school which taught creationism
The government has taken action against an independent school which taught creationism as science and refused to enter pupils for GCSEs.
Opinion
The misery which women and children faced for decades highlights the damage that can be done when states leave religious authority unchecked, says NSS president Keith Porteous Wood.
Ireland's mother and baby homes scandal shows the necessity of separating church and state
Posted: Fri, 05 Feb 2021
Theocratic demands for censorship in India and Pakistan reflect attempts to grab power which undermine everyone's religious freedom, says Megan Manson.
Religious censorship is about ownership
Posted: Tue, 02 Feb 2021
Alastair Lichten argues that understanding Christian nationalism is essential to understanding the presidency of Donald Trump and its consequences for the world.
Christian nationalism is a key part of Trump’s legacy
Posted: Thu, 21 Jan 2021
Former headteacher John Mapperley says the school he ran was given a vastly reduced range of options when considering academy status – and he believes the church puts its own interests above those of pupils.
Our school – and community – were severely disadvantaged by our C of E status
Posted: Wed, 20 Jan 2021
Some registered charities exist primarily to convert members of one religion to another. Megan Manson says such activity is harmful to community cohesion – and shouldn't be treated as a valid charitable purpose.
Religious conversion isn’t a charitable endeavour
Posted: Thu, 14 Jan 2021