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Ahead of the introduction of his private member's bill, which aims to abolish the 26 Anglican bishops who sit in the House of Lords, Lib Dem peer and NSS
honorary associate Dick Taverne says their presence gives the Church of England special access to power.
NSS president Keith Porteous Wood says an organisation claiming that so many have no right to a sexual life should have no official ties to the state, no
automatic right to seats in our legislature and no role in running state-funded schools.
Almost 3,000 people, including nearly 800 members of the clergy, have signed an open letter to the archbishops of Canterbury and York, saying guidance issued
by bishops last week saying sex is only for married heterosexuals has made the Church of England a "laughing stock".
Genocide survivors, religious leaders and members of the royal family have attended a commemorative event to mark the 75th anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz. The NSS was represented at the event.
Rotherham MP Sarah Champion is campaigning for a change in the law to protect young people from grooming and sexual abuse in religious settings and similar
environments such as sports clubs.
A boys' school run by a Chasidic Jewish group in north London has been rated inadequate for a third successive time after inspectors criticised poor
standards of English and its insular curriculum.
Democratic US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has unveiled a new religion-related campaign initiative, announcing an interfaith advisory council and
forthcoming endorsements from more than 100 religious leaders from across the country.
Is it time to remove the bishops' bench in the House of Lords? Emma Park travels to Westminster to ask Liberal Democrat peer Dick Taverne why he's introduced
a private members' bill to do just that.
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