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Evolution ?problematic? for Orthodox Jewish ?faith schools?
Posted on June 17, 2013Government plans to place greater emphasis on evolution in biology classes as part of its proposals to reform GCSE content have been criticised for "causing problems" for strictly Orthodox Jewish faith schools.
Catholic midwives face further legal challenge to ?conscience? exemption
Posted on June 17, 2013Two Catholic midwives who, in April, won a legal case at Scotland's supreme civil court for the right to conscientious exemption from all involvement in abortion procedures, now face a further legal challenge.
?Reasonable accommodation? debate rages in Canada over football turban ban
Posted on June 13, 2013A provincial Canadian football federation has been suspended by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) over its refusal to allow Sikh children wearing turbans to play in official matches.
Russian parliament passes new blasphemy law as protesters call for secular state
Posted on June 12, 2013Russia's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a new blasphemy law allowing jail sentences of up to three years for "offending religious feelings", an initiative launched in the wake of the trial against the anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot.
Rethink ordered over discriminatory school transport cuts
Posted on June 11, 2013A controversial plan by Flintshire Council to cut funding for transport to faith schools for pupils unable to prove their religious beliefs has been thrown into doubt after a scrutiny committee called for it to be scrapped.
Joan Smith announced as new co-chair of mayor?s panel on violence against women
Posted on June 10, 2013Joan Smith, an honorary associate of the National Secular Society, has been announced as the new co-chair of the Mayor of London's Violence Against Women and Girls Panel.
Iain Banks dies
Posted on June 10, 2013Iain Banks, celebrated author and honorary associate of the National Secular Society, has died at the age of 59.
Parliamentary report published on relationship between local authorities and faith groups
Posted on June 10, 2013Today, the All Party Parliamentary Group, Christians in Parliament, published a report, Faith in the Community, which looks at the relationship between local authorities and churches.
Petition to remove religious observance from schools presented to City of Edinburgh Council
Posted on June 06, 2013The National Secular Society has supported one of its members, Veronica Wikman, in presenting a petition to City of Edinburgh Council to remove Religious Observance from the city's non-denominational schools.
NSS launch legal challenge to worshippers' free parking permits
Posted on June 02, 2013A legal challenge has been launched against Woking Borough Council's policy of offering free parking to worshippers while charging everyone else.
No change to religious slaughter rules
Posted on May 31, 2013The government has said it will not remove the exemption from animal welfare law that permits religious communities to slaughter animals without pre-stunning – despite "strong pressure" from welfare groups, veterinary interests and the public for a prohibition on all slaughter without stunning.
More Americans think religion is losing its influence
Posted on May 30, 2013Over three-quarters of Americans (77%) say religion is losing its influence on American life, while 20% say religion's influence is increasing. These represent Americans' most negative evaluations of the impact of religion since 1970, although similar to the views measured in recent years.
Religious discrimination against teachers challenged in Northern Ireland
Posted on May 30, 2013Northern Ireland's biggest employer of teachers in Catholic schools has called for the scrapping of legislation that allows schools to legally discriminate on religious grounds.
NSS calls for Baroness Warsi - and her post of Minister for Faith - to go
Posted on May 30, 2013The refusal of Baroness Warsi, the "Minister for Faith and Communities" to steer the flagship same-sex marriage bill through the House of Lords was condemned today by the National Secular Society.
Protestors in the Czech Republic ask Pope to practise what he preaches
Posted on May 29, 2013Top writers, film-makers and artists in the Czech Republic are asking the Pope to practise what he preaches and to prevent the Czech Government from returning state-owned property to the country's Catholic Church.
Children uninterested in religion ? but churches determined to bring them into the fold
Posted on May 29, 2013An educational revision website has found that almost a quarter of seven to 16-year-olds do not know that Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, and 26% are unaware Christians believed Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
NSS welcomes European Court decision to refuse appeal to Christian activists
Posted on May 28, 2013The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision by the European Court of Human Rights not to refer the cases of three British Christians to the Grand Chamber.
Belgian city scraps headscarf ban
Posted on May 28, 2013A Belgian city which introduced a ban on its civil servants wearing veils in 2007, has now voted to reverse the decision.
Hull council latest to scrap free pupil transport to religious schools
Posted on May 23, 2013Hull City Council is to cease discretionary funding transport for pupils attending "faith schools" from September 2014. The change will save £339,000 in 2014-15 according to council figures.
Report into experiences of female converts to Islam
Posted on May 23, 2013A ground-breaking report examining the experiences of nearly 50 British women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds and faiths (or no faith) – who have all converted to Islam - was launched in London yesterday by the University of Cambridge.
Tribunal claims of religious discrimination test equality laws
Posted on May 23, 2013A man described as "white British" has won more than £2,000 compensation from a halal meat firm after he complained of racial and religious discrimination.
Vermont approves doctor-assisted suicide
Posted on May 22, 2013The Governor of Vermont this week signed into law a new bill legalising doctor-assisted suicide. This makes it the third US state to approve such legislation.
Flintshire Council's 'discriminatory' transport policy condemned by secularists
Posted on May 22, 2013The National Secular Society has criticised a decision by Flintshire Council to discriminate against people without religious faith in its school transport arrangements.
Economic crisis forcing Poland to reconsider its ban on ritual slaughter
Posted on May 21, 2013The Polish parliament, which banned ritual slaughter of animals for the halal and kosher markets in January, is now considering revoking the law because of economic pressures.
Attempts to protect women?s rights in Afghanistan have been blocked by clerics in the parliament
Posted on May 21, 2013Khalil Ahmad Shaheedzada, a conservative lawmaker for the Herat province, said parliament withdrew the legislation because of opposition from religious parties that considered the law un-Islamic.
Statistics show massive loss of interest in Catholicism in England and Wales
Posted on May 20, 2013Following the bad news for Christian leaders generally from the census figures, new research by the Latin Mass Society illustrates a catastrophic decline in Catholicism in Britain.
Council prayers challenged in the United States
Posted on May 20, 2013The US Supreme Court is to consider whether prayers can be offered as part of government meetings.
Census analysis shows Christianity in dramatic decline, and a youthful Muslim population on the rise
Posted on May 17, 2013According to census data analysis published yesterday, the number of British-born Christians is falling significantly, whilst the number of young Muslims is on the rise.
As the country struggles with its finances, new tax perks for churches are brought in
Posted on May 16, 2013Catholic parish churches will be able to claim from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) an extra 20% for each donation of up to £20 without requiring the giver to complete a form.
Plans to open Sikh faith school in Buckinghamshire village derailed
Posted on May 15, 2013Controversial plans to open a Sikh free school in the Buckinghamshire village of Stoke Poges have been recommended for refusal by South Bucks District Council planning officers.
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