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NSS News feed

• Sarkozy’s smoke and mirrors promises to religious leaders 3 February, 2012
  As the French election draws near, President Nicolas Sarkozy is suddenly very enthusiastic for religion to play an important role in "public life". […]
• Vatican back in charge in Spain as Government promises to roll back abortion reforms 3 February, 2012
  Spain's new right-wing government, headed by the People's Party, has announced that it will seek to reform the nation's abortion law, which permits abortion on demand during the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, and allows minors to obtain the procedure without parental permission. […]
• Cheddar Parish Council vote to continue praying 2 February, 2012
  A row has erupted at Cheddar parish council in Somerset over prayers following a decision to continue saying prayers immediately before council meetings. […]
• Advert claiming cure through prayer is banned 1 February, 2012
  The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has banned an advert by Healing on the Streets - Bath (HOTS) that claimed healing through prayer. […]
• Ban lifted on Visions of Ecstasy after 23 years 1 February, 2012
  Nigel Wingrove's infamous film Visions of Ecstasy has finally been given a certificate by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). […]
• Majority of Britons want bishops out of the House of Lords 31 January, 2012
  A Yougov poll for the Sunday Times has revealed that the majority of people in this country do not think Church of England bishops should be entitled to sit in the House of Lords. […]
• London School of Economics brings back blasphemy 30 January, 2012
  The London School of Economics Students' Union has effectively made blasphemy an offence following protests from Muslim students about a Jesus and Mo cartoon posted on the Atheist Secular Humanist student group's Facebook page. […]
• Abortion counselling amendment to sneak in through the back door 27 January, 2012
  the Government has been accused of pushing ahead plans to strip abortion providers of their role in counselling women despite an amendment on the issue suffering a heavy defeat in the Commons last year. […]
• NSS condemns secret plans to build giant Jesus statue on Primrose Hill 26 January, 2012
  The National Secular Society has condemned a secret plan for a twenty foot high replica of the Rio de Janeiro statue of Christ the Redeemer near the summit of the iconic London landmark Primrose Hill. […]
• Government resists calls to regulate madrassas 26 January, 2012
  Children & Families Minister Tim Loughton MP has said that he is not convinced there is any need to regulate Britain's madrassas, despite clear evidence of abuse. […]