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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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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · Nov 18
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-renew
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BREAKING: Isle of Man's upper house has passed a bill to strip the vote of the CofE bishop given an automatic seat. A landmark moment for IoM – with implications for Westminster. There's no justification for giving clerics ex officio seats – time for them to go.
www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Bill to scrap bishop’s vote in Manx parliament set to become law
Bill prompts NSS to call for bishops to be removed from Westminster House of Lords. Read More »
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November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Excellent news indeed. Well done Isle of Man for choosing democracy over religious privilege 🇮🇲
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BREAKING: Bill to remove bishop's vote in Manx parliament passes final stage. Bishop to retain vote until she leaves post or 5 years after bill gets Royal Assent. More to come....
November 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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BREAKING: Bill to remove bishop's vote in Manx parliament passes final stage. Bishop to retain vote until she leaves post or 5 years after bill gets Royal Assent. More to come....
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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Urgent Concern Over Arrest and Disappearance of Egyptian Activist Sherif Gaber. Up to 20 other atheist activists arrested in government crackdown against freethinkers.
#FreeSherifGaber
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November 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Absolutely. I support an adult's right to do whatever they want to their own bodies, but mutilation of children is never acceptable.
November 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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No child should be subjected to unnecessary #FGM or #circumcision. Tell your MP it's time to protect boys from non-consensual religious and cultural genital cutting. 👇 www.secularism.org.uk/mp-letter-ci...
MP Letter: Circumcision
Tell your MP it's time to protect boys from non-consensual religious and cultural genital cutting.
www.secularism.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Parents have expressed outrage after children were given explicit, homophobic leaflets while trick-and-treating in Greater Manchester.

The leaflets came from a registered charity. Can this group really be considered to be serving the public benefit?

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Children given religious 'homophobic leaflets' during trick or treating in Greater Manchester
One mum said the leaflets were given to two children within bags of sweets
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November 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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A London Islamic centre has been banned from hosting a Scout group after a Times investigation found it could be exposing British children to organisations that support the Iranian regime.

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Islamic centre banned from hosting Scout group over extremism fears
Investigation finds Al-Ikhlas Education Centre in north London could be exposing British children to organisations that support the Iranian regime
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November 6, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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"With parties increasingly willing to sacrifice secular principles to court religious voters, and faith communities mobilising politically, secularism needs to be assertive."

@stephenmevans.bsky.social

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Religion is being weaponised for political ends. The UK must embrace secularism
As religious Influences grow prominent In political discourse, Stephen Evans calls for an assertive approach to secularism as a bulwark against extremism and division. Read More »
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November 6, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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This is really big news - a huge step forward for ending the CofE's unfair and undemocratic privilege in the legislatures of the British Isles.
November 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has responded to a Government consultation to strongly oppose the adoption of a proposed non-statutory definition of 'Islamophobia'.

Read the full story👇

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EHRC opposes ‘Islamophobia’ definition
Definition could have "chilling effect on freedom of expression" and "cause further harm to social cohesion", says equalities watchdog Read More »
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November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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We've welcomed a government-commissioned report which recommended that religious education should become a national curriculum subject - but truly meaningful change will require much greater addressal of religious privilege in education.

www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Review: RE should be a national curriculum subject
Review also recommends abolishing requirement for sixth formers to study RE Read More »
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November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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BREAKING: Upper chamber of Manx parliament votes 5-3 in favour of ending bishop's ex officio voting right! A victory for fairness, equality and democracy www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/11...
Success! Manx bill to end bishop’s vote in legislature proceeds
Legislative Council votes 5 to 3 in favour of stripping bishop of ex officio voting right Read More »
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November 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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“When faith becomes a badge of political identity, division inevitably follows.”

Our CEO @stephenmevans.bsky.social on why secularist principles are crucial for social cohesion and fairness, in a rising climate of politically weaponised religious identities.

www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2025...
Religion is being weaponised for political ends. The UK must embrace secularism
As religious Influences grow prominent In political discourse, Stephen Evans calls for an assertive approach to secularism as a bulwark against extremism and division. Read More »
www.secularism.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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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.

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We will not follow legal requirements, faith school tells Ofsted
Independent Jewish faith school says it won't deliver statutory content that conflicts with its religious ethos Read More »
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October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Concerning reports of increasing prevalence of honour-based abuse from charity Karma Nirvana.

Honour-base abuse is often at least partially rooted in religious ideology - which government must be willing to directly confront in order to tackle the issue.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds honour-based abuse charity's record number of referrals
More cases come to Karma Nirvana from professionals such as police and teachers than from victims.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Our Members' Day is rapidly approaching!

Join us, and other members, to come together and participate in the work of the society. We'll be hosting a talk on misogyny in religious charities and the day will be followed by a drinks reception.

www.secularism.org.uk/members-day-...
Members' Day 2025
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October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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An explicit prohibition on the promotion of creationism in Welsh schools is much needed, as demonstrated by the campaign of evangelism we helped expose at Llanidloes High School.

We’ve urged a Senedd committee looking at education reforms to back a ban.

www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/10...
Protect pupils from creationism, NSS urges Welsh committee
Consultation on education reforms opportunity to introduce specific protections against evangelism, NSS tells Senedd committee Read More »
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October 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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It’s obviously inappropriate that representatives of a mosque which hosted antisemitic preaching were invited to speak to primary age children, and hosted others on a school trip.

Mandatory background checks and bans on evangelical groups are urgently needed.

www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/10...
Schools invite mosque accused of antisemitic hate to address pupils
"Uncritical and deferential" attitudes towards religious groups leaving pupils potentially exposed to harm, NSS warns Read More »
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October 29, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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We've renewed our calls for separation of Church and state, after new figures from the Church of England revealed the continued decline of church attendance 👇

www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/10...
CofE marriages and funerals in decline, Church data shows
NSS renews calls for disestablishment as less than 2% of English population attend church at least once a month Read More »
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October 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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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 👇 www.secularism.org.uk/head-of-state/
Secular head of state
Our head of state shouldn’t have any constitutional entanglement with religion
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October 29, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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A non-religious primary school has raised safeguarding concerns after we alerted it to the covert evangelism of its pupils by a playworker - who discussed the matter on an episode of Chester diocese's podcast.

www.secularism.org.uk/news/2025/10...
School raises safeguarding concerns over covert evangelism
NSS alerts school to playworker evangelising primary pupils without parental knowledge or consent Read More »
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October 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Our Members' Day next month will include a presentation on our latest report, 'Mission and Misogyny' - revealing the extent to which religious charities are able to promote sexism and even violence against women.

If you'd like to attend, join us👇

www.secularism.org.uk/join-and-renew
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Become a member today and we’ll put your principles into action. Join from as little as £2 per month.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Our annual Members' Day is fast approaching!

If you've already joined us, you can find out the details of the day and register here.

www.secularism.org.uk/members-day-...
Members' Day 2025
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October 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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The National Secular Society exists to challenge religious privilege and is Britain's only organisation working exclusively towards a secular society.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM