Dr Antony Lempert says the findings of two recent medical papers critical of infant circumcision should prompt us to greater protect children from religious and cultural genital cutting. Two recently ...

Islamic scripture is being used to justify attacks on women's rights in many countries. Secular law is a crucial defence – and shielding Islam from criticism undermines efforts to assert it, says ...

NSS chief executive Stephen Evans on why quashing a Quran-burning conviction is a vital win for free speech. Last week's Crown Court judgment marked an important victory for free expression – and for ...

A National Secular Society-backed appeal has seen a man's conviction for burning a copy of the Quran overturned. Hamit Coskun was convicted of a religiously aggravated public order offence by ...

Keir Starmer urged to prohibit "desecration" of religious texts and "Abrahamic prophets" The National Secular Society has expressed concerns following an MP's call for religious texts and "Abrahamic" ...

The National Secular Society has called for a crackdown on charities which promote homophobia, after a Christian organisation which supports 'gay conversion therapy' was refused charitable status. The ...

The film Women Leaving Islam shows the risks facing those who stand up for the fundamental right to leave religion and the ongoing neglect of minorities within minorities in public life, says Helen ...

Over 750 million pounds of public money has been given to the Church of England over the past five years despite its own investments topping £10bn, new figures reveal. More than £750 million was ...

Independent Jewish school which asks families if they 'purify' utensils acquired from non-Jews converts to state-funded school The National Secular Society has expressed alarm that a London faith ...

Many religious higher education providers are shirking their duty to uphold freedom of expression and academic freedom. Christopher Higgins and Keith Sharpe say it's time to stop funding these ...

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, ...

The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to ban a former faith school proprietor after he published hateful sermons about women and gay people. The Department for Education today announced ...