Tags: Church & State
Dilute Anglican presence in next coronation, says UCL report
Posted: Wed, 23 May 2018
The next coronation should feature secular oaths and a civil ceremony alongside the traditional Anglican one, a think tank has said. Read More »
Welby: disestablishment “a decision for parliament and people”
Posted: Fri, 18 May 2018
The NSS has again called for the separation of church and state after the archbishop of Canterbury said it wouldn't be a "disaster". Read More »
Most young people in UK have no religion, says survey
Posted: Wed, 21 Mar 2018
The NSS has called for "a rethink of religion's public role" after a report found that 70% of young people in the UK have no religion. Read More »
NSS urges Government not to be pushed into funding Church repairs
Posted: Fri, 02 Feb 2018
The NSS has urged the Government to take the Church of England's wealth into account before giving it grants for building repairs. Read More »
Iceland: 72% support separation of church and state
Posted: Wed, 17 Jan 2018
More than seven out of ten Icelanders who have an opinion on the separation of church and state support the idea, a poll has found. Read More »
Religion and politics should not mix, says British public
Posted: Wed, 27 Dec 2017
A majority of Brits want religion kept out of politics and bishops to lose their automatic right to sit in the Lords, a survey has found. Read More »
Charles’s accession could prompt disestablishment, says NSS report
Posted: Mon, 11 Dec 2017
Prince Charles's accession to the throne will offer an "opportune moment" to disestablish the Church of England, an NSS report says. Read More »
NSS accuses Welby of ‘cynical abuse of religious privilege’ over Lords education debate
Posted: Fri, 08 Dec 2017
The National Secular Society has criticised the "cynical abuse of religious privilege" at a House of Lords debate led by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Read More »
Cut bishop numbers in Lords, says panel chair, following NSS criticism
Posted: Mon, 06 Nov 2017
A committee chair has said the number of bishops in the House of Lords should fall after the NSS criticised proposals for reform. Read More »
Former Archbishop of Canterbury criticises Church establishment
Posted: Wed, 01 Nov 2017
Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has appeared to agree in principle with disestablishing the Church of England. Read More »
Lords committee proposals would hand bishops more power
Posted: Wed, 01 Nov 2017
Newly-published proposals to reform the House of Lords would see Church of England bishops given more power. Read More »
Donations fuel record C of E parish income
Posted: Tue, 17 Oct 2017
Income generated by Church of England parishes topped £1 billion for the first time in 2015. Read More »
More than 60% of Brits under 65 say religion does “more harm than good”
Posted: Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Most Brits under 65 think religion does more harm than good, with no evidence linking this to religious intolerance. Just 23% say religion defines them personally. Read More »
Restrictions on religion higher in countries with official religions - report
Posted: Thu, 05 Oct 2017
Countries with official or preferred religions are more likely to restrict religious activity, research suggests. Read More »
City of London asks for secular message at official dinner
Posted: Thu, 05 Oct 2017
The City of London asked for a religiously-neutral message, rather than a Christian grace, at an official dinner last week. Read More »
NSS calls for end of Anglican judges’ services
Posted: Thu, 28 Sep 2017
The NSS has written to the Justice Secretary to ask him to scrap state-backed Church services which mark the start of the legal year. Read More »
More than half of Brits now non-religious, study finds
Posted: Mon, 04 Sep 2017
The National Secular Society has called for "a serious debate about religion's place in our society" after a study found the proportion of non-religious Britons had reached record levels. Read More »
Abolish Bishops’ Bench to reduce the size of the House of Lords
Posted: Tue, 21 Feb 2017
The National Secular Society has recommended the removal of the Bishops' Bench to a parliamentary inquiry into how to reduce the size of the bloated House of Lords. Read More »
Government must not prop up the Church of England, says NSS
Posted: Fri, 27 Jan 2017
The National Secular Society has urged the Government to allow the Church of England to find its own level of sustainability, in a response to a Government-led review. Read More »
Britain’s changing belief landscape requires a rethink of religion’s public role
Posted: Mon, 26 Dec 2016
The time has come to separate church and state in order to ensure equality and fairness for believers and non-believers alike, says a major new report launched by the National Secular Society. Read More »
