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Nov 28 2011 Church and humanists clash over Bishops in parliament
The conflicting views of the Church of England and the British Humanist Association (BHA) were clear at today’s evidence session on Bishops sitting in the House of Lords, the ‘Lords Spiritual’. The ...
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Nov 25 2011 ‘No legitimate reason to keep Bishops in the Lords’: British Humanists to give evidence to Committee
There is no legitimate reason to keep automatic places for Bishops in the House of Lords, and the government’s proposals to do so undermine equality and represent a religious privilege insupportable ...
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Nov 11 2011 Even the Church thinks the government has gone too far in its proposals for Bishops in the Lords
Bishops sitting in the House of Lords should not be exempt from “serious offence provisions” the Church of England stated today, opposing the government’s proposals set out in its draft House of ...
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Oct 24 2011 ‘The Bishops see their role as speaking for those of all faiths’ – the Government explains why it wants to keep the Church of England in the House of Lords
Asked why it had proposed reserved seats for Church of England Bishops in a reformed House of Lords, the government provided a number of unconvincing reasons, including that the ‘Bishops see their ...
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Oct 06 2011 Government proposals create a new, independent and unaccountable bloc for Church of England in Parliament
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Jun 30 2011 All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group debate: ‘What place for Bishops in a reformed House of Lords?’
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Jun 21 2011 BHA briefs peers ahead of two day debate on Lords reform
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May 17 2011 Government proposals actually increase proportion of unelected, Church of England Bishops in Parliament
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Apr 25 2011 BHA responds to Cardinal O’Brien’s Easter warning of ‘aggressive secularism’
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Feb 08 2011 BHA renews call for disestablishment as Church of England meets to discuss atheism and secularism
