Tags: Bishops
The time to disestablish the Church of England has come
Lib Dem peer Paul Scriven explains why he has introduced a bill in parliament to separate Church and state. Read More »
Bishops, know your place: it’s not in parliament
It was with great lamentation and gnashing of teeth that members of the Church of England reacted to news this week... Read More »
Don't extend religious privilege in parliament - end it
If you're vexed by Anglican clerics sitting as of right in our legislature deciding on the laws that affect us all,... Read More »
Hold the Church to account for abuse – separate it from the state
The Church of England's increasingly dire record on safeguarding should have consequences for its established status,... Read More »
House of Lords makes politicians out of prelates
Religious leaders should be free to speak out on matters that concern them, but they should do so on the basis of... Read More »
The bishops’ bench is an affront to democracy. Let’s scrap it
A new bill proposes to end Church of England bishops' automatic right to sit in parliament. This religious privilege... Read More »
Let’s disestablish the church that covered up sexual abuse
Keith Porteous Wood says the shocking failings highlighted by the BBC documentary The Church's Darkest Secret show... Read More »
Election 2019: Secularism and the parties of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Megan Manson continues our election analysis of parties' policies on secularist issues. This time she examines the... Read More »
Election 2019: Where do the major parties stand on secularist issues?
Megan Manson studies the election manifestos for the main UK-wide parties – and says religion will continue... Read More »
The House of Lords and religion
The Parliamentary recess provides welcome respite from the frenetic activity of the political battles being fought... Read More »
The Same-Sex Marriage Bill delivers a blow to the bishops in the House of Lords
So, the prospect of gay marriage took a mighty leap forward in the House of Lords this week as the intended "wrecking... Read More »
Bishops in the House of Lords – too political or not political enough?
By Terry Sanderson
The Labour MP Frank Field (right) has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to hand over some of... Read More »
Bishops, too, are entitled to unpleasant opinions
A humanist politician in Ireland is trying to prosecute a Catholic Bishop for hate speech. Fine Gael election candidate... Read More »
Why do the bishops have the right to thwart democratically agreed legislation?
It was the Rt Rev John Packer, Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, who introduced the successful House of Lords amendment this... Read More »
Executive Director’s Diary: Sharia, Civil Partnerships and Lords Reform
NSS Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood on a busy week of campaigning in Parliament.
