Tags: Government prayers
Majority of public support removing Isle of Man bishop’s vote
Most Manx residents back removing prayers and votes for clerics from parliament. Read More »
End prayers in House of Commons, NSS urges Speaker
Speaker should use his position to end symbolic Church of England privilege in Parliament, NSS says. Read More »
Peer calls for more secular democracy in RE debate
Lord Warner challenges prayers in parliament and schools, bishops' bench, and faith schools. Read More »
NSS welcomes council decision to replace prayers at meetings
The National Secular Society has welcomed a council's decision to replace prayers at meetings with a 'moment of contemplation'.... Read More »
Tackling CofE privilege unites Anglicans and atheists at NSS event
Politicians and priests united to challenge Church of England privileges at a National Secular Society event in parliament... Read More »
NSS welcomes council’s plan to end prayers in meetings
The National Secular Society has welcomed a town council's plan to move away from holding prayers before meetings.... Read More »
New council chair scraps prayers during meetings on Isle of Wight
The new chair of the council on the Isle of Wight has decided to end the practice of saying Christian prayers at the... Read More »
NSS welcomes decision not to hire chaplain to say council prayers
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision by the mayor of Swale borough council in Kent not to appoint... Read More »
Calls for parliamentary prayers review after MP compelled to attend
An MP has called for a review of the practice of holding parliamentary prayers after being effectively forced to attend... Read More »
Review prayers in parliament, NSS urges new Commons speaker
The National Secular Society has urged the new speaker of the House of Commons to support a review of the practice... 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 welcomes council in Somerset’s decision to scrap prayers
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision to scrap official prayers at the start of meetings at a council... Read More »
NSS asks council in north Wales to separate prayers from meetings
The National Secular Society has asked councillors in Denbighshire in north Wales to review their practice of holding... Read More »
NSS urges councillors in Norfolk to scrap prayers before meetings
The National Secular Society has urged councillors in Norfolk to abandon the practice of holding prayers at the start... Read More »
NSS asks equality charity to reconsider support for council prayers
The National Secular Society has asked an equalities charity to reconsider its support for prayers at council meetings... 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 »
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 »
NSS writes to Welsh town council over prayers just before meetings
The National Secular Society has asked the mayor of a south Wales town to ensure prayers are "sufficiently separate"... Read More »
Four NI councils hold prayers before meetings
Four of Northern Ireland's 11 councils still hear prayers before their monthly meetings, according to information... Read More »
Councillor proposes silent reflection in place of council prayers
A councillor in Ards and North Down, in Northern Ireland, has proposed replacing religious prayers at council meetings... Read More »
City of London asks for secular message at official dinner
The City of London has asked the Lord Mayor's chaplain to give a religiously-neutral message, rather than a Christian... Read More »
Vast majority of Welsh councils no longer hold prayers during meetings
Councils across Wales no longer hold prayers as part of their official business after the National Secular Society... Read More »
Irish politicians face ejection from the chamber and loss of pay if they don't stand for prayers
The Irish parliament has approve a requirement mandating TDs remain standing during the prayers that open each Dáil... Read More »
It’s blasphemy to oppose having prayers in meetings, blasts councillor
A Cheadle town councillor has rejected objections to the council holding prayers in its meetings, saying it was blasphemous... Read More »
Prayers scrapped at Bridgnorth Town Council meetings
A town council in Shropshire has voted to drop prayers from its meetings over concerns that the imposition of prayer... Read More »
