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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....
Posted: Tue, 06 Oct 2020
CoE put its reputation before child protection, abuse inquiry finds
The Church of England failed to take action to deal with child abuse as it prioritised defending its reputation, an inquiry has found.
Posted: Tue, 25 Feb 2020
End C of E bishops’ entitlement to sit in Lords, says report
The automatic right granted to 26 C of E bishops to sit in the House of Lords should be repealed, according to a new report.
Posted: Wed, 29 Jan 2020
Bill to end bishops’ automatic right to sit in Lords introduced
A bill to end bishops' automatic right to sit in the House of Lords, which the NSS helped to draft, has been introduced to parliament.
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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
A religiously diverse new intake of MPs should prompt the removal of parliamentary prayers and the Church of England's privilege in our political institutions, says Megan Manson.
Our MPs now subscribe to many religious beliefs and none – it’s time to scrap parliamentary prayers
Posted: Fri, 31 Jan 2020
The C of E's position that sex is only for heterosexual married couples is heartless, discriminatory and out of touch with the country it supposedly serves. Time to cut its ties to the state, says Keith...
The Church of England’s position on sex is yet another reason for disestablishment
Posted: Thu, 30 Jan 2020