Tags: Church of England
C of E’s “industrial-scale whitewash” of sexual abuse exposed
Posted: Fri, 22 Jun 2018
The C of E covered up sexual abuse by vastly reducing the number of cases it deemed to require formal action, according to a BBC report. 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 »
NSS: church repairs scheme inappropriate given C of E’s wealth
Posted: Wed, 04 Apr 2018
The NSS has said the government did not give the C of E's wealth enough consideration before launching a scheme to fund church repairs. Read More »
NSS names Phil Johnson and Graham Sawyer as Secularists of the Year
Posted: Sat, 24 Mar 2018
The NSS has named Phil Johnson and Graham Sawyer as its Secularists of the Year for 2018. Read More »
CoE faced 3,300 safeguarding concerns or abuse allegations in 2016
Posted: Thu, 08 Feb 2018
The Church of England handled more than 3,000 safeguarding concerns or allegations of abuse in 2016, according to newly-released papers. 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 »
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 »
Survivors say Church hierarchy failing to lead on child abuse
Posted: Thu, 07 Dec 2017
Campaigners say the Archbishop of Canterbury is being "evasive" and failing to offer "clear leadership" over clerical child abuse. Read More »
C of E school services grow as congregations decline
Posted: Thu, 19 Oct 2017
The number of children attending Church of England services during school time has risen for at least the third consecutive year. 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 »
Just 6% of British adults are practising Christians, survey finds
Posted: Fri, 15 Sep 2017
Only 6% of adults in Britain are practising Christians and very few of them decided to become Christians during adulthood, a survey has found. Read More »
NSS criticises Archbishops over clerical hostility to LGBT+ rights
Posted: Thu, 03 Aug 2017
The National Secular Society's Executive Director, Keith Porteous Wood, has criticised Church of England leaders for their record on gay rights after they spoke out on the subject. Read More »
Church of England 'colluded' with sex abuse bishop and failed victims, says report
Posted: Thu, 22 Jun 2017
The head of the Church of England, Justin Welby, has admitted that the Church "concealed" evidence of child abuse by a former bishop and failed to help his victims. Read More »
NSS calls for moratorium on Government funding of cathedrals
Posted: Tue, 16 May 2017
Following concerns raised by the National Secular Society, the UK spending watchdog has concluded that "improvements" were needed in the process the Government used to award vast sums of public money for cathedral repairs. Read More »
Secular schools ‘more appropriate than faith schools’ in diverse Britain
Posted: Mon, 06 Feb 2017
Pupils from Muslim backgrounds outnumber those from Christian families in more than 30 Church of England faith schools, according to a report in the Times. 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 »
NSS calls for UK's public spending watchdog to investigate state handouts to churches
Posted: Thu, 17 Nov 2016
The National Audit Office has been asked to scrutinise the significant sums of public money that the Government has handed out to wealthy religious organisations. Read More »
Church academy chain to close only secular school
Posted: Tue, 15 Nov 2016
A Church of England multi-academy trust is set to close the only non-faith school under its control. Read More »
CofE faith school to insist parents attend church for two years
Posted: Tue, 08 Nov 2016
A Church of England faith school in Heysham is considering changing its admissions policy to require parents to attend church for a much longer period to help secure a school place for their child. Read More »
Church of England to consider cutting requirement for regular services
Posted: Tue, 18 Oct 2016
The Church of England is considering steps to abandon its current national obligations by lifting the requirement to hold regular services. Read More »
