The National Secular Society has called on the Government to guarantee a new definition of anti-Muslim hatred will be subject to public consultation. A working group, tasked with developing a ...

NSS calls for end to collective worship and reform of RE and RSE following Supreme Court ruling. Northern Ireland should abolish its collective worship laws and reform religious education and ...

A report by the National Secular Society on the promotion of misogyny by religious charities was debated in Parliament today. Liberal Democrat peer Lorely Burt asked the Government what steps it is ...

To some people being asked to be a godparent is an honour. But what does the job actually involve in a society that is increasingly secular? We asked readers of Newsline, our weekly email bulletin, if ...

Animal welfare legislation requires all animals to be stunned before slaughter in order to minimise suffering. The only exemption is for religious communities to meet Jewish (kosher) and Muslim (halal ...

Writing to your MP can help to get the campaign against compulsory worship in schools on the political agenda and show this is an issue their constituents care about. We campaign in parliament as an ...

NSS: Guilty verdict would echo "blasphemy law" and establish "extremist's veto". The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is to appeal a Crown Court decision to overturn the conviction of a man who burned ...

Government declines application to merge Hotwells Primary School with Cathedral Primary following campaigns by parents and NSS Parents and the National Secular Society have welcomed the Government's ...

This week's landmark ruling must mean politicians cease turning a blind eye to the human rights concerns surrounding RE and collective worship in our schools, says Stephen Evans. Every so often, a ...

George William Foote was born on 11 January 1850 in Plymouth. He was brought up in poor circumstances, as his father died when he was young. But he had a good education by the standards of the time ...

An independent faith school is not teaching its pupils about the changes that take place during puberty, Ofsted has found. Inspectors found in September that pupils at Gateshead Jewish Boarding School ...