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The National Secular Society has warned that plans to open 19 new faith schools in England aren't being properly scrutinised because of a lack of transparency. NSS head of education Alastair Lichten is quoted.
Stephen Evans, chief executive of the NSS has said the new 'stirring up hatred' offences within the Hate Crime Bill include "dangerously low thresholds for prosecution".
Core Issues Trust's Mike Davidson responds to calls for gay 'conversion therapy' to be banned. The NSS's campaign work to remove the charitable status of charities promoting 'conversion therapy' is referenced.
A campaigning group wants relationships education classes to be made optional to avoid children being exposed to ideas which may not correlate with the "religious and philosophical convictions" of their family.
Hundreds of people abused by Catholic clergy could be in line for larger compensation payouts after a landmark decision by the Archbishop of Birmingham.
Florists, bakers and designers who disagree with same-sex marriage will not be able to refuse service to people for religious reasons in Northern Ireland under the country's new marriage laws.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has accused China of "gross and egregious" human rights abuses against its Uighur population and said sanctions against those responsible cannot be ruled out.
The secretive world of Vatican finances will be laid bare in a legal dispute examining the alleged use of charitable donations from churchgoers around the world to buy prime London property.
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