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329:(which also have admissions privileges), the Society would like to see these schools become community schools, although it accepts the need for a transition period to achieve this goal. The NSS has drawn attention to recent statistical research supporting its claims of discrimination in faith schools, based on selection of pupils from wealthier families. Specifically, religious schools take in 10% fewer poor pupils than are representative of the local area. However, both representatives from the
508:, which allowed those attending services in churches close to the town centre to claim a refund of their parking charges. The policy was retained following a review, but the council indicated the scheme could be extended to members of all religious communities or voluntary organisations on a case-by-case basis. Some councillors were critical of the challenge and the amount spent on defending the policy, with one councillor referring to the National Secular Society as 'bullying and intolerant.'
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breached, stating that prayers could be held as long as councillors were not summoned to attend and they did not appear as an item on the agenda. Mr
Justice Ouseley declared that the fact that atheists might feel uncomfortable during prayers was not a reason for them to be granted the protection of the state under human rights law, which had been the argument of the NSS's counsel. At the time of the case, the 1972 act was being superseded by the
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493:, which gave councils a general power of competence 'to do anything individuals may generally do.' In light of the ruling, the law was brought into force ahead of schedule in February 2012, and its general power of competence was asserted to have restored the ability of councils to hold prayers as part of the meeting should the majority of them wish to do so. To remove any remaining confusion, in March 2015 the
439:, its interventions caused the closing communiqué to be changed to require consultation on inter-cultural matters, giving much more emphasis to civil society, as opposed to religious bodies. In Strasbourg, the NSS argued against what it saw as undue religious influence on the Council of Europe. Close links have been maintained with the politicians and secretariat.
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175:; where religion plays no role in state-funded education, does not interfere with the judicial process nor does it restrict freedom of expression; where the state does not intervene in matters of religious doctrine nor does it promote or fund religious activities, guaranteeing every citizen's freedom to believe, not to believe or to change religion.
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in 1880. He believed he had the right to affirm rather than swear on the Bible, but when refused, said he would take the oath. He was told that since he did not believe in the Bible he could not swear on it. For six years he struggled to overcome this problem, by legal and electoral methods. In 1886
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as an alternative to mainstream science. In addition, it is against the appointment of teachers and support staff according to religious criteria, as part of a more general campaign against exemptions from anti-discrimination legislation for religious bodies. The
Society has successfully campaigned
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councils could not do anything they were not specifically permitted to do by the act. As prayers were not mentioned by the act, they could not be held as a formal part of the meeting. However, the judge tempered this ruling by rejecting
Councillor Bone's argument that his human rights had been
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The NSS is frequently invited to submit consultation documents to
Government and major UK organisations. For example, it has written about faith-based welfare; doctors' conscientious objections; the prosecution of racist and religious crimes; the census; organ donation; and equality issues.
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denied the existence or evidence of selection to their own schools being based on social background, and a spokesman for the Centre of
Economics has indicated that the bias in social background may stem from those more likely to apply to a religious school, not the selection process.
274:(president from 1915 to 1949), a prolific pamphleteer and author of books on religion and philosophy for a popular audience. In the first half of the twentieth century the NSS campaigned against the BBC's religious broadcasting policy, for disestablishment and for secular education.
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and that state sponsorship of selected religions encroaches upon that right. It holds that belief should be a private matter for the home or place of worship and does not belong in the public sphere. In seeking to represent the interests and viewpoints of
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Education is one of the NSS's prime concerns, and it continues to campaign against public funding of faith schools. It holds that morality, ethics and citizenship should be taught outside a religious framework. It also opposes the teaching of
285:, who did much to increase the use of the media to put across secularist views. In the twenty-first century, the NSS continues as an organisation campaigning in the UK and EU against what it regards as religious privilege in public life.
515:. It argues that the advancement of religion should not be 'regarded as an inherent public good', and charities should be required to 'demonstrate a tangible, secular public benefit under one of the other charitable purpose headings'.
297:. It receives no funding from the government or outside bodies: its campaigning is wholly supported by membership subscriptions and donations. Membership numbers are not included on the NSS website, although an article in
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The
Society argues that children of families of no-faith and "the wrong faith" are being increasingly discriminated against in admission procedures, because of the high number of religious schools. Together with
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The NSS has campaigned against the practice of some local authorities in granting parking concessions to churchgoers. In 2011, the NSS announced its intention to take forward a legal challenge against
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In the
European Parliament (EP), the NSS is involved with the Separation of Religion & Politics Working Group, and attended the launch of the Brussels Declaration. The organisation's president,
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The NSS has claimed that faith schools exacerbate religious, ethnic and cultural divisions, by separating children from those of other faiths and cultural backgrounds. In 2010, the NSS instigated a
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a new government allowed him to be sworn in. He later brought about a change giving all MPs the right to affirm. He was a very active MP on behalf of the poor, the Irish and Indian independence.
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The NSS is incorporated as a UK Company
Limited by Guarantee, no. 01418145. The Society's income in the year 2006–2007 was £232,149, as quoted in the Accounts submitted to the authorities at
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of £5,000 is presented. Nominations for the
Secularist of the Year are made by members of the National Secular Society; the winner is chosen by the Officers of the Society, along with
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and for the labelling of meat produced without stunning (much of it is currently sold to the general public unlabelled, both in shops and in restaurants); and the reform of the
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Charles Watts as secretary. There were a number of secularist groups around the UK and they joined up to coordinate and strengthen their campaigns. The word
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over prayers held during council meetings. The High Court ruled on 10 February 2012 that the town council was not acting lawfully, as under Section 111 of the
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Further campaigns are concerned with the conscientious objections by doctors and pharmacists to refuse to administer certain procedures or treatments; the
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to test the legality of prayers being part of the official business of Council meetings, as it believes politics and religion should be kept separate.
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to address the EP. The Society continues to be consulted by politicians seeking information or proposals. Wood spoke about problems with the
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Bradlaugh's struggle to enter Parliament became an important moment in the development of nineteenth-century secularism. He was elected for
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in Geneva, and continues on a broader front, raising awareness of its problems with a growing list of international bodies.
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in 1851. The NSS's principles asserted that "this is the only life we have, and that we should work for its improvement".
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to an end, and he never succeeded in galvanising NSS members as Bradlaugh had done. Foote's successor was
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National Federation of Atheist, Humanist and Secular Student Societies
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on 13 February 2012 stated that the society had about 7,000 members.
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1327:"Woking Borough Council to keep free parking for churchgoers"
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movement to remove references to God from their promise.
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Almost an Autobiography: confessions of a freethinker.
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The Secularist of the Year poster used at the ceremony
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Local Government (Religious etc. Observances) Act 2015
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424:(IHEU). Most notable have been interventions at the
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453:, also spoke at a meeting in the EP sponsored by
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16:British campaigning organisation founded in 1866
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1156:"Bideford Town Council prayers ruled unlawful"
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1297:"Free parking for churchgoers to be reviewed"
721:2017: Stephen Evans (chief executive officer)
1527:. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
1507:. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
442:The NSS started assisting Roy Brown on the
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831:"History of the National Secular Society"
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980:. London: The Observer.
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234:The Fruits of Philosophy
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1637:Centre d'action laïque
1567:. London: Elek Books.
1497:London: Pioneer Press.
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227:In 1877 Bradlaugh and
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1959:Spoločnosť Prometheus
1563:Tribe, David (1971).
1560:. London: Elek Books.
1556:Tribe, David (1967).
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950:. NSS. Archived from
801:"What is Secularism?"
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1779:Humanistisch Verbond
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1900:Humanistisk Samfund
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1387:Christian Institute
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716:Keith Porteous Wood
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645:Keith Porteous Wood
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451:Keith Porteous Wood
430:European Parliament
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108:Keith Porteous Wood
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861:Knowlton, Charles
771:"Secular Charter"
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