Opinion
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 »
Scotland is a mosaic of religions and beliefs – but the research shows people turning away from politicised faith
Scotland is a mosaic of beliefs and non-beliefs where individuals are free to hold a belief, change it or not have... Read More »
Christian country? Politicians should be careful what they wish for
The demise of Anglican Christianity won't herald a uniformly secularised society, but a fractured country where the... Read More »
Gender segregation: breaking the law to appease Islamism
The LSE and their Students' Union need to stop breaking equality legislation that is designed to protect students,... 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 »
Do we need ‘religious approaches’ to Human Rights?
Keith Porteous Wood offers a critical review of a new book that claims Human Rights owe their existence to religion... 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 »
Britain’s first women’s mosque: rise of girl power or a Muslim women’s ghetto?
Muslim women are no different to their Western sisters who fought their battle for equality decades ago, writes Aisha... Read More »
For richer or poorer – where is the Church of England?
Is the Church really as poor as it claims? Ed Moore, treasurer of the National Secular Society, considers the extent... Read More »
Classrooms should be free from an overbearing religious ethos
With the Church seeking to extend its influence over the management of schools, Stephen Evans argues that religious... Read More »
Dan Walker’s creationism may be an affront to science – but he’s entitled to his beliefs
The appointment of "young Earth" creationist Dan Walker to front BBC Breakfast has caused a considerable backlash,... Read More »
The niqab in schools: An argument for prohibition
Sadikur Rahman argues that the case for banning full face veils in schools extends far beyond whether or not they... Read More »
Spotlight: This hard-hitting film salutes the journalists who exposed the power of a deeply corrupt institution
Keith Porteous Wood previews Spotlight, the hard-hitting film which depicts the Boston Globe's investigation into... Read More »
Secularism protects us all. Let's embrace it.
Britain today is one of the most religiously diverse countries in the world, with more non-believers than ever before.... Read More »
Welby praises “most orthodox” bishops since WW2 as UK gives up on the church
As the UK undergoes a "revolutionary generational change" away from religion the Archbishop of Canterbury has boasted... Read More »
David Cameron is right to raise the integration of Muslim women
The hysterical response to David Cameron's proposals to help the most disadvantaged Muslim women learn English and... Read More »
Bishop Ball case: Questions for Lord Carey
With the release of some of the letters written in support of Bishop Ball during the 1992-1993 police investigation,... Read More »
2015: A year of terror for Bangladesh’s secularist writers
Arif Rahman, a Bangladeshi blogger, reflects on the targeted attacks on secularist bloggers that took place in Bangladesh... Read More »
Damning details emerge about establishment cover-up of Anglican sex abuse
New revelations about the extent of the letter-writing campaign to help disgraced bishop Peter Ball escape charges... Read More »
Secularism is on the front line
Terry Sanderson, the recently re-elected president of the National Secular Society, reflects on the challenges of... Read More »
Minister’s claim that secularism pushes Muslims towards ISIS is a shameless attempt to advance Christian privilege
Stephen Crabb MP, the Secretary of State for Wales, has said that secularism and "creeping intolerance" of religion... Read More »
Religious education reform: mistakes of the past must be avoided
Despite many RE teachers doing their best under difficult circumstances, a growing consensus now recognises that religious... Read More »
National occasions need not be dominated by religion – as France’s commemoration ceremony so poignantly demonstrated
France's recent ceremony for those killed in the Paris attacks was a moving demonstration that religiously neutral... Read More »
Time for the Church to come clean on the ‘Just Pray’ controversy
With a considerable media firestorm the Church launched a crafty piece of marketing for their 'Just Pray' campaign... Read More »
So called Lord’s Prayer ‘Ban’: It’s Winterval all over again
The controversy over cinemas rejecting religious advertising appears to be another attempt to reignite the Christian... Read More »
