Tags: Disestablishment
MPs grill CofE over same sex marriage stance
Members of parliament have criticised the Church of England's continued refusal to hold same sex marriages.
Yesterday... Read More »
NSS calls for action on religious homophobia in report to UN
The National Secular Society has highlighted the role of religion in discrimination against LGBT people in a submission... Read More »
Anglican experts to join NSS event on disestablishment
Anglicans sceptical of the Church of England's established status will join the National Secular Society for an online... Read More »
Solicitor struck off for conflict of interests in defending bishop
A legal advisor who delayed bishop Peter Ball's imprisonment for abuse has been struck off, following complaints raised... Read More »
Census England & Wales: Less than half the population Christian
The National Secular Society has called for separation of Church and state after census data revealed that less than... Read More »
CofE’s handling of abuse claims hampered by “culture of deference”
A "culture of deference" contributed to the mishandling of Church of England abuse claims, a review has found.
A three-year... Read More »
Abolish bishops’ bench, NSS urges commission reviewing HoL
The National Secular Society has told a commission on political reform that bishops should no longer have automatic... Read More »
NSS probes future monarchs over gay marriage stance
The National Secular Society has pressed the future monarchs to confirm their stance on homosexuality after the Church... Read More »
Over 70% Brits don’t think it’s important for PM to be Christian
The National Secular Society has called for separation of church and state as figures show Britons don't think the... Read More »
Over 60% Brits think bishops have no place in parliament
Most Brits think bishops should not have automatic seats in parliament, new figures confirm.
A survey of 1,631 UK adults... Read More »
Citizen's assembly supports “clear lines” between church and state
The National Secular Society has welcomed the findings of a citizen's assembly which reveal strong support for separation... Read More »
Minister: Easter holiday can’t be fixed without Church support
The government will not fix the Easter holiday dates without support from the Church of England despite the benefits... Read More »
Reducing bishops in House of Lords ‘inevitable’, says CofE paper
The Church of England is open to reducing the number of bishops in a reformed House of Lords but not scrapping them... Read More »
CofE received £750m of public money in last five years
Over 750 million pounds of public money has been given to the Church of England over the past five years despite its... Read More »
Bishops’ bench rallies against Assisted Dying Bill
Anglican bishops in the House of Lords have united to oppose a bill to allow the choice of assisted dying for terminally... Read More »
End bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords, says peer
The practice of reserving seats for 26 Church of England bishops in the House of Lords is an "absurd constitutional... Read More »
Most Brits don’t think being Christian is important to being British
A majority of Britons think being a Christian is "not at all important" for national identity, with just one in five... Read More »
Majority of public opposes places for bishops in Lords, poll finds
A majority of the British public thinks the House of Lords should stop reserving places for Church of England bishops,... Read More »
Geoffrey Robertson calls for CoE’s disestablishment in NSS lecture
Leading human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson has called for the disestablishment of the Church of England in... Read More »
Regular C of E worshippers form less than 2% of England’s population
Fewer than two per cent of people in England regularly worshipped at Church of England churches in 2019, despite tens... Read More »
Geoffrey Robertson to argue for disestablishment in NSS lecture
The National Secular Society is very pleased to announce that human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson will make... Read More »
CoE put its reputation before child protection, abuse inquiry finds
The Church of England failed to take action to deal with child abuse as it prioritised the defence of its reputation,... Read More »
End C of E bishops’ entitlement to sit in Lords, says report
The automatic right granted to 26 Church of England bishops to sit in the House of Lords should be repealed, according... Read More »
Bill to end bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords introduced
A bill to end the automatic right of Anglican bishops to sit in the House of Lords, which the National Secular Society... Read More »
Peer proposes bill to abolish bishops’ bench in House of Lords
The National Secular Society is backing a private member's bill which would end the automatic right of Church of England... Read More »
