Inquiry to examine how religion and culture played a role in local and national responses to grooming gangs Read More » ...
Although discrimination based on religion or belief is generally illegal, exemptions in the Equality Act allow faith schools to give their highest priority admissions criteria to children whose ...
NSS welcomes decision to reject CPS appeal to reinstate Hamit Coskun's conviction for burning a Quran in protest Read More » ...
The National Secular Society is a democratic organisation, governed by an elected Council of Management. The day-to-day running of the organisation is delegated to the chief executive officer, who is ...
Bishop of Lincoln, who sits ex officio in the Lords, is alleged to have sexually assaulted man between 2018 and 2025 Read More » ...
A state religion has no place in a 21st century democracy.
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Stephen Evans hails the High Court's dismissal of the CPS appeal as a victory for free expression – but he says it raises serious questions about how such a flawed case was ever authorised. Read More ...
Apostasy is punishable with death in nearly a dozen countries, according to a new report from Humanists International. The Freedom of Thought Report 2021 found that "apostasy" is punishable with death ...
The wording of a charge against a man who burnt a Quran in protest was "incorrectly applied", the Crown Prosecution Service has admitted. Hamit Coskun was charged with intent to cause "harassment, ...
Faith schools undermine equality, choice and social cohesion. Let's build an inclusive education system today, to promote an inclusive society tomorrow. Our education system should be open and ...
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