National Secular Society

Campaigning for separation of religion and state, challenging religious privilege and promoting equality between all citizens regardless of religion or belief.

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

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: https://t.co/b0DUuwb6xY

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

#Secularism is crucial to democracy. This is just as true for the UK as it is for any other country. Join our campaign for #SecularDemocracy. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/62x6XA38e6 #Democracy #Disestablishment #SeparateChurchAndState #SeparateReligionAndState

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

We’re at DCMS today to discuss proposals to tackle extremism in charities. We’re calling for new powers to tackle misogyny and homophobia. Charitable status mustn’t provide cover for hatred against women and LGBT people.
Find out more 👇
https://t.co/cax4pfnfi0

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

"I do not believe that the state is bound to profess a religion."

Good to hear peers calling for an end to establishment and religious privilege.
https://t.co/Oi3tM94yTZ

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We welcome the Bill spurring a broader examination of constitutional religious privilege, and particularly peers' calls for a review of the Church's established status.

Ultimately, what's needed is the separation of church and state👇

https://t.co/rgKnmzeojJ

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

🧵Our founder Charles Bradlaugh's fight for a secular affirmation was recalled in the Lords yesterday.

While the exclusion of atheists from Parliament ended, religious privilege didn't - 26 Church of England bishops still have seats there by right.

https://t.co/rgKnmzeojJ

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

"There can be no case, in a country of many faiths and no faith, for a single English Church to be embedded in our Parliament."

We couldn't agree more with the words of Lord Birt. Ending the bishops' bench is long overdue.

https://t.co/rgKnmzeojJ

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We've urged Richmond Council to protect Hampton Wick school's community ethos, but officers recommend a CofE takeover, citing the risk of a legal challenge by the Church.

Education should be shaped by the needs of children, not religious privilege.

https://t.co/fqmdAmyt3m

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Slaughtering animals without stunning them causes immense, unnecessary suffering. Tell your MP why you support a complete ban on #NonStunSlaughter 👇 https://t.co/FzeqYeuXaw #AnimalWelfare

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Only 34% of the public think British monarchs should be required to be members of the #ChurchofEngland and keep the title of supreme governor of the Church of England. Do you think our head of state should be separate from the Church? Join our campaign 👇 https://t.co/qC4wyUUoyD

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Regulators will not investigate mosques in Manchester which a Green Party official said endorsed political parties, despite this potentially breaking the law.

https://t.co/UY6gmeXBj3

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

In a first, the medical regulator has taken a doctor to tribunal after he circumcised a seven year old boy but allegedly "failed to involve the child in the decision-making process".

https://t.co/RBuIDFBlF2

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We're seeking clarification after Shabana Mahmood said she "hadn't taken any options off the table" in response to a question about potentially changing the law regarding knives worn for religious reasons.

https://t.co/e4m1gkluZ8

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Services funded by public money should be open to all, without alienating anyone. Ask your MP to protect secular #PublicServices that treat everyone equally. 👇https://t.co/KQtX3kHnvy #SeparateReligionAndState

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

Encouraging to see recognition that children's views should be taken into account when it comes to medically unnecessary circumcision.

For too long, children's rights and bodily autonomy have been sidelined in favour of religious and cultural interests.
https://t.co/ObWlChA6Bh

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

Of course Shabana Mahmood is right to consider tighter rules on carrying Sikh ceremonial daggers in public. As @NatSecSoc argued in June, the religious exemption to knife laws is unjustifiable.
https://t.co/ZJCOyZ32B6

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

It's disappointing that the religious exemption to knife laws was explicitly excluded from the independent review into Henry Nowak’s murder. But it's welcome that the Home Secretary remains open to reconsidering the law. Read the full story 👇
https://t.co/hdkKyFyQQV

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

Concerning that regulators seem neither willing nor able to stop registered charities from endorsing political parties "undercover", even when those parties themselves have named the charities in question.
https://t.co/LpYaOkek2r

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We welcome the Home Secretary's willingness to reconsider religious exemptions to knife laws, as we urged in June.

But the review into Henry Nowak's murder excludes changes to knife legislation. Public safety must come before religious privilege.

https://t.co/e4m1gkluZ8

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We referred a Green Party official's claim that mosques backed candidates "undercover" to regulators. But no action will be taken, despite guidelines that charities must not support political parties or candidates.

https://t.co/UY6gmeXBj3

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Reminder: we're still inviting applications to be our new Office Manager, helping to manage our membership administration and office operations.

You can apply to this vital and varied role via our website, until the 19 Nov👇

https://t.co/nr6OJLeB3X