Campaigning for separation of religion and state, challenging religious privilege and promoting equality between all citizens regardless of religion or belief.
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We campaign for an inclusive, secular society where no religion is unfairly privileged. Join us in our stand for equality, freedom, and fairness. Become a member of the National Secular Society today: secularism.org.uk/join-and-r…
Millions of animals are suffering unnecessarily by being slaughtered without stunning to meet religious demands. That's why we campaign to end religious exemptions to animal welfare laws. Join our campaign to end #NonStunSlaughter 👇 secularism.org.uk/religious-… #AnimalWelfare
A child's access to a local school shouldn't depend on their parents' beliefs or church attendance.
We work for an inclusive schools system, with fair admissions that don't discriminate on religious grounds 👇
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Religiously discriminatory admissions can disadvantage children with SEND, children in care and those from low-income families. We want inclusive schools that put children's needs before religious selection.
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“The restrictions being repealed are symptoms of a much wider problem: the continuing entanglement of Church and state.”
Our CEO on the welcome passing of the Church Appointments bill - and why reform must go further👇
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We welcome the Church Appointments bill, but it is only a first step. Sam Carling MP's contribution shows why reform must go further. We'll keep campaigning to separate religion and state for a fairer society.
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We welcome the Church Appointments Bill passing the Commons as a first step in wider reform. But why in 2026 is the prime minister still involved in appointing bishops? The long-term answer is a clear separation of Church and state.
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BREAKING: A bill to end unfair restrictions on Jewish and Catholic prime ministers has passed in the Commons.
We called on the PM to repeal the restrictions in August. The bill should be the first step in wider reform to separate Church and state.
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Many religious #charities do fantastic work. But many others fail to provide a public benefit and some cause harm. Tell your MP it's time to end religious privilege in #charity law. 👇 secularism.org.uk/mp-letter-…
A nonreligious community school in Hampton Wick is at risk of takeover by the Church of England.
We've urged Richmond Council to preserve schooling that welcomes families of all backgrounds and beliefs equally.
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Today Parliament will debate the removal of the ban on Catholics and Jews advising on Church appointments. This is a welcome move but it’s just a sticking plaster. Stephen Evans is right to say that the opportunity should be used to look at the matter more widely. ⬇️
Today's debate is a welcome step: no one should be barred from public duties because of their faith. But why is the PM appointing bishops at all? Church-state entanglement is bad for both. Our CEO on what should come next:
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Today's debate is a welcome step: no one should be barred from public duties because of their faith. But why is the PM appointing bishops at all? Church-state entanglement is bad for both. Our CEO on what should come next:
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Why, in 2026, is the prime minister involved in appointing Church of England clergy?
Tomorrow, MPs will debate ending centuries-old restrictions on Catholic & Jewish prime ministers.
How about we end state involvement in Church appointments altogether?
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We've joined the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain in coordinating a letter from 15 organisations urging the UK Government to act for Betty Lachgar, jailed in Morocco for 'blasphemy' over a t-shirt she wore in London.
@CEMB_forum
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Our head of campaigns, Megan Manson, tells @CharityTimes it is "unacceptable" that proposed new Charity Commission powers will fail to protect women and LGBT people - who are so often the target of harmful dogma promoted by religious charities.
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Ending restrictions on Catholic and Jewish prime ministers advising on Church appointments is a welcome step.
But why should prime ministers be advising on Church appointments at all?
My latest piece for @NatSecSoc on why reform must go further:
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The state should not be involved in church appointments, but neither should the church be involved in matters of state, such as passing legislation. The "bishops' bench" should be abolished.
Why should the state be involved in church appointments?
A Bill to end the bar on Catholic and Jewish PMs advising on Church appointments is due to be debated tomorrow - but @stephenmevans1 says it should be just the start.
Read the full op-ed:
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Why should the state be involved in church appointments?
A Bill to end the bar on Catholic and Jewish PMs advising on Church appointments is due to be debated tomorrow - but @stephenmevans1 says it should be just the start.
Read the full op-ed:
secularism.org.uk/opinion/20…
We called on Andy Burnham, Britain's first Catholic PM, to end the bar on Catholic and Jewish PMs advising on Church appointments.
As a Bill to do so is debated this week, Stephen Evans argues that no PM should be appointing bishops at all👇
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#Extremism harms us all, whatever our religion or belief. We work to ensure efforts to counter extremism are not undermined by religious privilege. Find out more 👇 secularism.org.uk/extremism/ #Fundamentalism #Radicalisation
We've called on the foreign secretary to intervene in a case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death for 'blasphemy'.
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