Tags: Disestablishment
New archbishop blocked attempt to let CoE accept same-sex marriage
The new archbishop of York blocked a parliamentary amendment that would have made it easier for the Church of England... Read More »
NSS urges lord chancellor to scrap Anglican judges’ service
The National Secular Society has urged the lord chancellor to scrap the annual Anglican services which mark the start... Read More »
NSS criticises council for giving church £40k amid local opposition
The National Secular Society has questioned why a town council in Dorset is expecting taxpayers to fund repairs of... Read More »
Just 12% of Brits are affiliated to C of E, major survey reveals
The National Secular Society has called for a "serious rethink" of religion's public role after major research revealed... Read More »
Anglican archbishops severely criticised at abuse inquiry
Senior figures in the Church of England including the archbishops of Canterbury and York have faced severe criticism... Read More »
Mandatory reporting laws needed to protect children, say clerical abuse survivors
The clerical abuse survivors' group MACSAS has warned that children will remain at risk until mandatory reporting... Read More »
Britain’s non-religious population growing rapidly, figures show
The number of people who say they are non-religious in Great Britain has risen by 46% in seven years, according to... Read More »
Bishop helps scupper amendment to let CoE allow same-sex marriage
An amendment to a bill that would make it easier for the Church of England to allow same-sex marriage has been withdrawn... Read More »
Prayers shouldn’t be part of parliamentary business, say MPs
MPs have called for an end to the practice of holding prayers in parliament before the start of official business... Read More »
Just a third of public supports royal ties with CoE, NSS poll finds
Only a third of the UK public thinks the monarchy's ties to the Church of England should remain intact, according... Read More »
Welby’s political interventions seen as inappropriate, poll finds
A plurality of the public thinks it is inappropriate for the archbishop of Canterbury to express opinions on political... Read More »
MP calls for mandatory reporting of child abuse during PMQs
The National Secular Society has welcomed an MP's call for a law to require the reporting of suspected child abuse,... Read More »
Labour peer raises case for disestablishment in Lords
The National Secular Society has reiterated its call for the disestablishment of the Church of England after a peer... Read More »
CoE spent £40m of public money without proper scrutiny, NSS reveals
The government allowed the Church of England to spend £40m of taxpayers' money on cathedral repairs without... Read More »
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 »
Greece takes major step towards disestablishment of Orthodox Church
Clerics in Greece's Orthodox Church will stop being civil servants after the country's government announced a significant... Read More »
Most Britons support key secularist principles, says Pew research
Britons convincingly support several important secularist principles but a significant minority of them have attitudes... Read More »
Princess removed from line of succession for being Catholic
The National Secular Society has said a Catholic princess's removal from the line of succession to the throne is "a... Read More »
NSS reiterates call for end of Anglican judges’ service
The National Secular Society has written to the justice secretary to reiterate its call for the end of the Anglican... Read More »
C of E wants unconditional government support for church repairs
The National Secular Society has urged the government not to submit to a Church of England demand for at least £30m... Read More »
NSS dismisses ‘regressive’ proposal to extend religious representation in Lords
The National Secular Society has dismissed a call from the government's 'faith minister' for seats as of right in... Read More »
Affiliation to C of E has halved since 2002, major survey shows
The National Secular Society has called the Church of England's established status "unsustainable" after new figures... Read More »
“Establishment” helped abusive bishop evade justice, inquiry hears
Powerful figures including an archbishop of Canterbury, senior politicians and judges helped a bishop evade justice... Read More »
Church lobbies to make closing rural schools easier
Secular school campaigners have called for the Church of England to "give up some control" where flexibility may save... Read More »
C of E’s “industrial-scale whitewash” of sexual abuse exposed
The Church of England engaged in a huge cover-up of sexual abuse by vastly reducing the number of cases it deemed... Read More »
