Tags: Disestablishment
Lords Reform Bill fails to remove religious privilege
Church of England Bishops will retain reserved seats in the House of Lords according to proposals published today... Read More »
Equal marriage: Church’s submission “erroneous”, says lawyer
The Church of England's failure to distinguish between social, religious and legal institutions of marriage "confuses... Read More »
NSS debates the role of bishops in Government at Durham Union Society
NSS President Terry Sanderson, and Executive Director Keith Porteous Wood, both argued the case that 'This House believes... Read More »
We will pick up your VAT bill, Chancellor tells the Church
Places of worship have been singled out for preferential treatment following the removal of the zero VAT rating concession... Read More »
Norway makes another step in the long road to separating church and state
The Norwegian Parliament is planning to amend the country's constitution on Monday to continue the long, drawn-out... Read More »
Monarch’s role as head of Church of England “unsustainable”
The National Secular Society says that the Queen's or any future Monarch's role as Supreme Governor of the Church... Read More »
Church wants another tax privilege
The Church of England is up in arms that the Government has removed zero-rated VAT status from the cost of alterations... Read More »
Lords Reform Committee to recommend retention of the bishops' bench
According to a BBC report, recommendations from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform due to... Read More »
Norway continues the long process of disestablishing the Lutheran Church
Major steps toward the disestablishment of Norway's state church, the (Lutheran) Church of Norway, were passed by... Read More »
Church of England proposes large-scale expansion of its influence in education
The Church School of the Future, a 39-page report compiled by Dr Priscilla Chadwick for the Church of England, says... Read More »
Church of England schools flouting daily worship law
A survey by The Sunday Times has found that 40% of Church of England 'faith schools' are flouting the law that requires... Read More »
Establishment means the Queen does not belong equally to us all
In a speech at Lambeth palace, the Queen told the Archbishop of Canterbury how inclusive the Church of England is... Read More »
Bishops lie about NSS chaplaincy campaign at the General Synod
The National Secular Society's campaign to get the church to pay the salary of their clergymen who are working in... Read More »
Why is the Government consulting the Vatican on national policy?
A large delegation of Government Ministers is to visit the Vatican next week to consult about British Government policy... Read More »
Sarkozy’s smoke and mirrors promises to religious leaders
As soon as politicians start sucking up to religious leaders, you can be sure there is an election in the offing.... Read More »
Majority of Britons want bishops out of the House of Lords
A Yougov poll for the Sunday Times has revealed that the majority of people in this country do not think Church of... Read More »
Church of England continues to shrink according to official figures
Provisional statistics released this week by the Church of England show the Church continuing to shrink. Average Sunday... Read More »
Time for the Church of England to distance itself from these bigots
It is nearly half a century since this country stopped treating gay people as criminals, but the seething undercurrent... Read More »
Turkeys don’t vote for Christmas and archbishops don’t vote for an elected second chamber
In a response to the Government's consultation on its proposals to reform the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury... Read More »
