Tags: Bishops
Bishops’ place in Lords must be reviewed, say MPs
A committee of MPs has said proposals to cut the size of the House of Lords should prompt a reduction in the number... Read More »
Lords committee: respect the law before “the values of others”
Public policy must put "respect for the law" before "respect for the values of others" and defend "the shared values... Read More »
Cut bishop numbers in Lords, says panel chair, following NSS criticism
The chair of a House of Lords committee has said the number of bishops in the Lords should fall after the National... Read More »
Lords committee proposals would hand bishops more power
Newly-published proposals to reform the House of Lords would see Church of England bishops given more power.
On Tuesday... Read More »
Abolish Bishops’ Bench to reduce the size of the House of Lords
The National Secular Society has recommended the removal of the Bishops' Bench to a parliamentary inquiry into how... Read More »
Suffragettes would “turn in their graves” at the suffering of women under sharia, says peer
Baroness Cox has launched a fresh attempt to tackle sharia councils operating in the UK and protect women's rights.... Read More »
Government challenged over treatment of non-religious views in RE lessons
The Government has been challenged in the House of Lords over its approach to the inclusion of non-religious worldviews... Read More »
Government praises “spiritual insight” of bishops in response to petition calling for their removal from the Lords
The Government has said that changes to the Lords are "important" but that the position of the bishops in the Upper... Read More »
Petition to remove bishops from the House of Lords gains over 10,000 signatures
A petition to remove Church of England bishops from the House of Lords has gained over 10,000 signatures in the space... Read More »
Boris Johnson describes bishops in the House of Lords as “clerical fossils”
London Mayor Boris Johnson has described Anglican bishops with the automatic right to a seat in the House of Lords... Read More »
Lords’ wrecking amendments to equal marriage bill fail
This week saw the end of three days' worth of debate in the House of Lords over the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill... Read More »
Secularism defended during Lords debate on religion
The Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Falkner has given a spirited defence of secularism during an otherwise largely... Read More »
Bishops come under fire but Lords Reform now looks a distant prospect
An attempt by the Government to reform the House of Lords looks doomed after 91 Conservative MPs defied their party... Read More »
Lords Reform Bill fails to remove religious privilege
Church of England Bishops will retain reserved seats in the House of Lords according to proposals published today... Read More »
NSS debates the role of bishops in Government at Durham Union Society
NSS President Terry Sanderson, and Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood, both argued the case that 'This House believes... Read More »
Increased religious representation in the House of Lords would be a disaster
The suggestion from the House of Lords Reform Committee that representatives from "all major faiths" should be appointed... Read More »
Lords Reform Committee to recommend retention of the bishops' bench
According to a BBC report, recommendations from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform due to... Read More »
Majority of Britons want bishops out of the House of Lords
A Yougov poll for the Sunday Times has revealed that the majority of people in this country do not think Church of... Read More »
Archbishop pleads for the retention of the bishops’ bench in Lords
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, this week appeared before the parliamentary committee looking into reform... Read More »
Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas and archbishops don’t vote for an elected second chamber
In a response to the Government's consultation on its proposals to reform the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury... Read More »
Peers attack Christian Institute for lies about sex education proposals
Two peers have condemned a "cruel" and "vicious" campaign against them by the Christian Institute which claimed they... Read More »
