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Bishop of Newcastle calls for pause to CofE evangelism
Last month, Justin Welby resigned as archbishop of Canterbury after a review found he failed to act on reports of abuse by a ...
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Bishops’ bench questioned in hereditary peers bill debate
Conservative peer says there is "overwhelming support" for removing reserved seats for bishops as part of further Lords ...
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More than a third of schools force Religious Studies GCSE on pupils
Out of the 317 responses received by the NSS, 280 schools with a religious character confirmed they had policies requiring ...
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CofE promoting evangelism in schools via new prayer campaign
A new Church of England campaign has subjected an estimated 22,000 pupils to evangelism via mass acts of collective worship.
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Fresh calls to abolish bishops’ bench over CofE abuse scandals
In October, Welby and Cottrell wrote to the bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, seeking Sentamu's reinstatement. Ineson ...
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“Shocking” findings of ex-Muslims study shared at NSS Members’ Day
Dr Ben Jones (pictured), a doctoral researcher at the University of Warwick and director of case management at the Free ...
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Assisted dying bill advances to next legislative stage
A private members' bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults with less than six months to ...
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Reject calls for new blasphemy laws, NSS urges Government
Writing to faith minister Lord Wajid Khan, the NSS expressed concern at Keir Starmer's response to calls for "measures to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the prophets of the ...