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Posted: Fri, 25 Jun 2021
End bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords, says peer
The practice of reserving seats for 26 C of E bishops in the House of Lords is an "absurd constitutional anomaly", a peer has argued.
Posted: Tue, 25 May 2021
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, a survey has found.
Posted: Tue, 23 Mar 2021
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 C of E bishops, a YouGov poll has found.
Posted: Thu, 19 Nov 2020
Geoffrey Robertson calls for CoE’s disestablishment in NSS lecture
Leading human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson has called for the C of E's disestablishment in the NSS's 2020 Bradlaugh Lecture.
Posted: Mon, 12 Oct 2020
Regular C of E worshippers form less than 2% of England’s population
Fewer than 2% of people in England regularly worshipped at CoE churches in 2019, even though many children attended services for schools....
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Heads of state shouldn’t have to swear religious oaths
Posted: Fri, 13 Aug 2021
A coroner's report has laid bare the Church of England's cruel and scandalous handling of the case of Alan Griffin, who killed himself following unfounded accusations of child exploitation, says Keith...
The C of E has serious questions to answer over the death of a gay priest
Posted: Wed, 28 Jul 2021
The furore over John Sentamu not being handed a life peerage reveals an ugly culture of entitlement that has not served church or state well, argues Richard Scorer.
The Church of England’s culture of entitlement has to end
Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2020
As figures show most people in Britain never pray, Megan Manson says institutionalised prayer has no place in our parliament, councils, schools or public ceremonies.
Most Brits don’t pray. It’s time for our institutions to stop imposing worship
Posted: Tue, 03 Mar 2020
A new bill proposes to end Church of England bishops' automatic right to sit in parliament. This religious privilege is part of an unjust status quo and should be addressed, says Stephen Evans.
The bishops’ bench is an affront to democracy. Let’s scrap it
Posted: Fri, 31 Jan 2020