Tags: Disestablishment
New archbishop blocked attempt to let CoE accept same-sex marriage
Posted: Wed, 18 Dec 2019
The NSS has said the appointment of the new archbishop of York has highlighted the case for disestablishing the Church of England. Read More »
Just a third of public supports royal ties with CoE, NSS poll finds
Posted: Fri, 04 Jan 2019
Only a third of the UK public thinks the monarchy's ties to the C of E should remain intact, according to a poll conducted for the NSS. Read More »
Welby’s political interventions seen as inappropriate, poll finds
Posted: Wed, 02 Jan 2019
A plurality of the public thinks it is inappropriate for the archbishop of Canterbury to express political opinions, a poll has found. Read More »
Labour peer raises case for disestablishment in Lords
Posted: Wed, 28 Nov 2018
The NSS has reiterated its call for the disestablishment of the Church of England after a peer raised the subject in the House of Lords. Read More »
Greece takes major step towards disestablishment of Orthodox Church
Posted: Fri, 09 Nov 2018
Clerics in Greece's Orthodox Church will stop being civil servants, the country's government has announced. Read More »
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 »
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 »
Religious influence in schools criticised in House of Lords “religion in public life” debate
Posted: Thu, 27 Nov 2014
The role of religion in schools has come under scrutiny during a House of Lords debate on the role of religion and belief in public life. Read More »
Labour MP calls for state intervention in Church affairs over women bishops
Posted: Thu, 14 Mar 2013
Labour MP Diana Johnson has attempted to over-rule the Church of England by introducing legislation allowing for women to be consecrated as bishops. Read More »
Bishops come under fire but Lords Reform now looks a distant prospect
Posted: Wed, 11 Jul 2012
An attempt by the Government to reform the House of Lords looks doomed after 91 Conservative MPs defied their party whip this week and voted against plans for a mainly elected second chamber. During the two day debate there was much criticism of the plans to retain the bench of Church of England bishops. Read More »
Norway makes another step in the long road to separating church and state
Posted: Tue, 15 May 2012
The Norwegian Parliament is planning to amend the country's constitution on Monday to continue the long, drawn-out effort to separate the church from the state. Read More »
