Martin Sims #BishopsOut

Rational, technical, secularist, caring, philomath & anti-theist. I want to change the world for the better.

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

The Church of England's new funding figures demonstrate its attempts to exploit our schools to serve as its recruitment grounds.

Schools we all pay for should welcome all pupils and families, and should be for education, not inculcation.

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https://t.co/9fSBy11wO7

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@utahgeological I can't see a photo.

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@amazingmap It's a shame there isn't a good education available in the area.

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@amazingmap Shocking!

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@jamespriceglos @TheCriticMag Could you prove Christianity is true in a court of law?

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@USGSVolcanoes Lots of messages today are cut short, like this one.

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Public support for an end to religious privilege is consistent across the various constitutional arrangements that offer the Church of England unparalleled access to the levers of political power.

It's time for #Disestablishment.

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@mondoterremoti I really want to have a go at collecting lava samples.

[Robert Thompson (he/him) @Rgt71Robert]

Enormous admiration for @sam_carling_ who is using his own background to argue that religious institutions should not be allowed to handle abuse allegations privately and that the law should require mandatory reporting to police or safeguarding authorities.

Mandatory reporting of child abuse should simply not be controversial.

• Children’s safety must come before institutional reputation
• Religious organisations cannot be above safeguarding law.
• Internal disciplinary processes are not a substitute for the police.
• Faith communities should welcome transparency, because protecting the vulnerable is a moral obligation before it is a legal one.

If mandatory reporting helps ensure abuse is reported earlier and victims are protected, then it is the right thing to do.

Safeguarding is not anti-religion.
It’s simply putting children first.
Jesus would don’t we!?!? @NatSecSoc
https://t.co/J7LJ1043Cn

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@utahgeological No specimen photo?

[SuffolkEnergyActionSolutions🦇🦎🦇🦎🍃💚🍃 @SEAScampaign]

🛑🛑𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡🛑🛑

Many people in our area are feeling overwhelmed by the number of other energy projects being planned or built in the area at the same time.

We are already experiencing 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 from 𝗦𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖 construction and 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿’s landfalls connected to the substation at Friston (now called 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗲).

At the same time, we are also currently fighting plans for 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 and 𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸.

There appears to be little to no coordinated thinking at government level about where energy projects should be located, or 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁.

This concern has also been raised in Parliament by Suffolk Coastal MP Jenny Riddell Carpenter.

𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲 — 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

To push this issue onto Parliament’s agenda, a petition has been launched on the UK Parliament website.

It took several months to secure approval, and we now have until the 3rd of August to gather as many signatures as possible.

🔹️At 10,000 signatures, the Government must respond.

🔹️At 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for a debate in Parliament.

𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: ⬇️⬇️

https://t.co/GEtIwtsMEe

You can also 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 and spread the word.

Alternatively, you can download and share the campaign image yourself.

Thank you for your support.

🗣𝗟𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀🗣

Consultations on the proposed LionLink interconnector close on 10 March.

We will soon publish guidance on how to respond.

In the meantime, two further public consultation events are scheduled for those able to attend:

SATURDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 11am - 4pm Westleton Village Hall, The Street, Westleton, Saxmundham, IP17 3AD

SATURDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 11am - 4pm Yoxford Village Hall, Old High Road, Yoxford,
IP17 3HN

[Martin Sims #BishopsOut @nitramsmis]

@amazingmap They seem to have disproportionately targeted England.

[Paul Scriven 🔶️ @Paulscriven]

One big step for the Isle of Man....Twenty Six still to go in Westminster!

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

26 bishops are given seats as of right in #HouseOfLords. This is unfair, undemocratic and undesirable. Join our campaign to scrap the #BishopsBench. 👇👇👇 https://t.co/YHwniLU3ZT #LordsSpiritual #SeparateChurchAndState

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut Education and Science Research the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Calling our supporters!

Following the NI Supreme Court judgement, we need your help to advocate for an end to the archaic laws governing RE and collective worship across the UK.

Write to your MP 👇

https://t.co/mOfwNTsIAt

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

New Ofsted figures reveal a third of independent faith schools it inspected did not meet standards this year. We know many such schools keep on failing because they put religious dogma ahead of children's needs. We can't keep turning a blind eye to this. https://t.co/SnOlWsGjLU

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

The progress of a bill in Manx parliament to remove the bishop's vote in its upper chamber is an encouraging step towards a fairer, secular democracy.

It's time for Westminster to take note and scrap the bishop's bench.

https://t.co/ueDRhscEeQ

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

Yet another example of an independent faith school openly stating they have no intention of complying with the law.

The Government must address a system in which schools repeatedly disregard legal requirements and face little to no consequence.

https://t.co/M7yPREYVry

[Mandate Now @mandatenow]

11 years since it was first announced and 3 years since it issued its final report, we have to acknowledge that the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) has been a complete failure. None of its recommendations has been implemented.
https://t.co/p0KRSmGAbH