Tags: Disestablishment
Will Anglicanism reign supreme at the next coronation?
As the BBC focuses on the Queen's coronation, Stephen Evans says the next initiation of the UK's head of state will... Read More »
How to win (cathedral) friends and influence people
The Government is hailing the work done under a fund for the restoration of cathedrals. But NSS treasurer Ed Moore... Read More »
The Minister for Faith went on a tour of Anglican cathedrals and all we got was a lousy report
Stephen Evans questions the point of a Minister for Faith and says his recent tour of all 42 of England's Anglican... Read More »
It's time to disestablish the Church of England
As the National Secular Society prepares to send a major report on the subject to MPs, Prof. Steven Kettell says the... Read More »
Church of England’s links with insurer undermines justice for survivors of clergy abuse
Anglican abuse victims believe the Church's close links with its insurer results in lower settlements to victims.... Read More »
Intolerant religion mustn’t dictate England’s education policy
The government is under fire over proposals to lift the cap on faith-based admissions in faith schools. Stephen Evans... Read More »
The Church can’t be allowed to carry on marking its own homework
The Church concealed evidence of criminality and colluded to protect an abusive bishop. Only external oversight will... Read More »
Anglican stance on women and gays could trigger disestablishment
Keith Porteous Wood argues that, with the CofE's hierarchy so at odds with the values on equality held by the country... Read More »
CofE talks to the electorate, but is anyone listening?
Religious leaders are free to speak out on politics, but they shouldn't expect their views to be given any special... Read More »
This is not a ‘Christian country’
Despite many remaining anachronisms in our constitution, the UK is not a Christian country in any meaningful legal... Read More »
Britain’s ‘Christian right’: seeking solace in a narrative of discrimination
The 'Christian right' in the UK may not be anywhere near as powerful as its US counterpart, but it still tries to... Read More »
It’s time for an end to special religious privileges: we need a secular state
Should the Anglican peers in the Lords be joined by religious leaders from other faiths? Ought the BBC be required... Read More »
Norway’s separation of Church and State: a work in progress
Norway's supposed separation of Church and State, effective from 1 January 2017, is a very positive step, but it's... Read More »
The biter bit: Church of England suffers from Chancel Repair Liability
The legal requirement to repair church chancels has surprisingly started to impact the Church Commissioners. Here's... Read More »
Church of England or Chancellor of the Exchequer: who’s setting the agenda?
NSS treasurer Ed Moore writes on the blurred lines between church and state when it comes to taxpayer funding for... Read More »
Governor’s perspective: beware an increasingly assertive religious ethos in ‘Church schools’
The NSS is regularly contacted by governors and staff at Church of England schools who are pressured by their diocese... 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 »
Book review: 'Christian Nation' by Frederic C. Rich
Alastair Lichten explores the themes of identity, resilience and redemption in Frederic C. Rich's counterfactual dystopian... Read More »
Church documents expose an even bigger cover-up than suspected in the Peter Ball case
The recent release of more internal Church of England documents relating to the Peter Ball case exposes an even bigger... Read More »
When is a community school not a community school?
Religious organisations are pushing for an increased role in non-religious community schools. This seriously risks... Read More »
Church and State united in denying religious freedom to young people
NSS executive director Keith Porteous Wood writes on the union between church and state that is denying freedom of... Read More »
In modern Britain, tradition is no excuse for retaining religious privilege
News that those declaring themselves to have no religion have exceeded the number of Christians in England and Wales... Read More »
Church of England bishops are more elitist than David Cameron’s cabinet
A small, almost entirely Oxbridge-educated elite are given automatic seats in Parliament. How do we allow this to... Read More »
Religious worship shouldn’t be a requirement of public office
With an atheist mayor facing criticism for opting not to attend church services, Stephen Evans argues that elected... Read More »
The surprising origin of Collective Worship in schools
Collective worship has its history in a murky compromise between politicians and the church dating back to the Second... Read More »
