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

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

CofE Bishop appointment approved by the King "on the advice of the previous Prime Minister" – an atheist. The current PM – a catholic – is barred from this role – as would be a Jewish PM. All very odd, outdated and discriminatory.
https://t.co/MCcsdpBUba

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

Taxpayers shouldn't spend £86m building a Catholic "super-school" only to hand ownership of it to the Catholic Church.

@NatSecSoc says scrap it and invest in inclusive schools open to every child.

https://t.co/eUUvmOfuyn

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We've told Flintshire County Council that plans for a new Catholic 'super-school', that would cost taxpayers almost £86 million - but would be then owned wholly by the Catholic Church - are "astonishingly poor value for money", and should be scrapped👇

https://t.co/f6hs32sJog

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

Wales is becoming less religious and more diverse. So why is @FlintshireCC planning to spend tens of millions on a new Catholic school instead of investing in inclusive schools for all?

Taxpayers shouldn't be funding the promotion of Catholic doctrine.
https://t.co/6yn7FRacmO

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Prayers shouldn't play a part in formal business of the state. We want parliament & councils to be equally welcoming to all attendees, whatever their personal beliefs. Join our campaign to end prayers in parliament & councils 👇 https://t.co/VKH2CGBKEX #ParliamentaryPrayers

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

🗣️ Casting the monarch as a protector of all faiths is an implicit acknowledgement that Britain's constitutional privilege for Christianity is outdated and unjust.
https://t.co/bQxEDwjDbX

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

To tackle hatred and violence against gay people, we must crack down on homophobia in religious charities, says Megan Manson👇

https://t.co/kVVrZGcaA6

[Paul S Armstrong 🇬🇧 @paulsarmstrong]

In this episode of In Conversation, I’m joined by Dr Alejandro Sanchez @logomachist, Human Rights Lead at the National Secular Society @NatSecSoc, an NGO campaigning for a fair and open society where people of all religions and none can live together as equal citizens.

Together, we explore the rights of children in the context of ritual genital cutting. His advocacy has been featured in major outlets including The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The Mirror, The British Medical Journal, Community Care, and UnHerd.

#InConversation #ChildrensRights #HumanRights #Secularism #BodilyAutonomy

https://t.co/UzfwqY9Jem

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

The Islamist attack on Berlin's Pride celebrations last weekend is a brutal reminder that religious homophobia is still rampant. Read how the British state continues to subsidise organisations that promote it. 👇
https://t.co/Lv6aHDWOvG

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We support the call of victims and survivors of clerical abuse in Northern Ireland for a full public inquiry.

For too long, religious institutions have prioritised protecting their reputation over the safety and wellbeing of children.
https://t.co/PhUKdOjFXP

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

"What should really worry us is that in the UK, our charity sector – a sector that's supposed to help the public – is being exploited to spread virulent homophobia under the cloak of religion."

https://t.co/HIA6BrhzhW

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

In the wake of the Islamist attack on Berlin Pride, Megan Manson says we must ensure the state is in no way complicit in promoting homophobic ideologies under the guise of religion - including via religious privilege in charity law.

Read the full op-ed👇

https://t.co/HIA6Brh1so

[Stephen Evans @Stephenmevans1]

Islamist extremism again imposes itself on Europe. The attack on Berlin Pride was an attack on freedom and the right to live openly without fear. This hateful ideology must never be normalised or excused.

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

To truly challenge Christian nationalism, those privileges and the Church's intertwinement with our state institutions must be brought into question.👇

https://t.co/yeaR7ohu1h

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Russell Sandberg aptly identifies that, while Christian nationalist politics do not have the same influence in Britain as in the US, the Church's constitutional privileges could feasibly provide a foothold for a rollback of rights:

@sandbergrlaw

https://t.co/ofsoYUaCfU

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

NSS vice president and legal expert on abuse Richard Scorer writes that provisions in the Crime and Policing Bill are wholly inadequate to create an effective mandatory reporting law - meaning disclosures of abuse may continue to go unaddressed.

https://t.co/8eaV4Bu6La

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

"Rather than unifying our divided society, CofE schools divide communities along religious, racial and socio-economic lines."

Megan Manson says religiously selective school admissions are exclusionary - and undermine the Church's stance on social justice.

https://t.co/rNrPvf1xv0

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Services funded by public money should be open to all, without alienating anyone. The recent drive to contract out public services to faith groups risks undermining equal access. Help us keep #PublicServices free from discrimination and evangelism. 👇https://t.co/aneXm2bvf0

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

"For all its talk of supporting minorities, the disabled and those in poverty, the CofE is creating barriers to children in these groups through religiously-selective school admissions."

https://t.co/rw22yU8OGJ

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

The Charity Commission has been forced to apologise after being found in contempt of Parliament over its handling of alleged abuse at religious charities.

https://t.co/3UJclQM270