Tags: Disestablishment
Turkish President restates his belief that Muslims discovered America
Christopher Columbus has been removed from the Turkish school syllabus after President Erdogan claimed Muslim sailors... Read More »
Glasgow University investigates impact and extent of religious privilege
Researchers in the history and law departments of Glasgow University are beginning a research project to map the historical... Read More »
Promotion of 'British values' undermines Christian teaching, says Church of England: NSS responds
The Church of England has complained that the promotion of fundamental values such as democracy, the rule of law,... Read More »
Catholic Church in Norway secretly registered thousands as Catholics to illegally secure government funds
For four years the Catholic Church in Norway has been illegally registering immigrants as Catholics in order to secure... Read More »
Significant minority of Anglican clergy favour disestablishment
A new YouGov poll conducted among Anglican clergy shows a significant minority of them would support separating the... Read More »
Judges' religious service criticised by secular lawyers
Secular lawyers have called for a separation of the Church of England from judicial affairs after judges marked the... Read More »
BBC's Rip Off Britain takes on chancel repair liability
Rip Off Britain, the BBC consumer rights program which investigates viewers' stories of being ripped-off, this week... Read More »
Luxembourg considers new church tax in debate over future of state support
Luxembourg is considering a church tax as part of a range of possible measures to replace direct state funding for... Read More »
Changes to Germany’s ‘church tax’ prompts exodus
Hundreds of thousands of German tax-payers are leaving their officially designated religions to avoid paying a 'church... Read More »
Church blocks NHS job offer to clergyman over same-sex marriage
The first British clergyman to marry a same-sex partner has had a job offer as an NHS chaplain withdrawn after a Bishop... Read More »
Legislation introduced to abolish chancel repair liability
A parliamentary bill has been introduced to abolish chancel repair liability – an ancient law that can force... Read More »
PM reaffirms Britain is a “Christian country” – British Social Attitudes figures suggest otherwise
Prime Minister David Cameron has again stood by his assertion that Britain is a "Christian country", saying he believes... Read More »
New Anglican schools to operate ‘open admissions’ policies
The Church of England's chief education officer has indicated that new CofE schools will adopt 'open admissions' policy... Read More »
Secular marriage law proposed in Guernsey
A campaigning group for LGBTQ rights in Guernsey, Liberate, has announced that it has secured a commitment from the... Read More »
Another church backtracks over chancel repair liability
A church in East Yorkshire has become the latest to back down after facing opposition to its plans to use an ancient... Read More »
Local campaign forces church U-turn over Chancel Repair Liability
A parochial church council (PCC) that used an ancient law to make homeowners financially liable for repairs to their... Read More »
Church of England School refuses parish council appeal to change faith-based admissions criteria
A Church of England school near Sevenoaks, Kent has refused an appeal by the local parish council to end discrimination... Read More »
NSS welcomes Lib Dem leader’s calls for separation of church and state
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has called for the "eventual" disestablishment of the Church of England.
Speaking on his... Read More »
Prime Minister calls on Christians to be more "evangelical"
In his most recent effort to highlight his strong Christian faith and the importance of Christianity within the UK,... Read More »
Bishop wants to withhold communion from Catholic MPs who vote against doctrine
The Bishop of Portsmouth, Philip Egan, has said in an interview that Catholic politicians who voted for same-sex marriage... Read More »
Church of England bids to open school on major new housing development
The Church of England is bidding to run the first primary school which will be built on a major new housing development... Read More »
Homeowners angered at prospect of having to pay for church repairs
An archaic law left over from the reign of Henry VIII has caused anger in a Shropshire village after a number of households... Read More »
Finland: Citizens’ initiative launched calling for separation of church and state
The collection of statements of support for a citizens' initiative for the separation of church and state in Finland... Read More »
CofE General Synod member Andrea Minichiello Williams urges Jamaica to keep law that criminalises homosexuality
One of the Sussex Diocese of Chichester representatives on the Church of England General Synod, Andrea Minichiello... Read More »
Majority of Britons believe state and church should be separate
A new Yougov poll has found that the majority of people in Britain think the Church of England should be separated... Read More »
