Submitted by Patrick Choy Winters on Friday 10th April 2020
Published on Monday 15th June 2020
Current status: Closed
Closed: Tuesday 15th December 2020
Signatures: 50
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Bishops ~ Christian ~ Christians ~ democracy ~ England ~ House of Lords ~ Ireland ~ Lords ~ Northern ~ Northern Ireland ~ Parliament ~ Promoting ~ Schools ~ Wales
Make the Church and State completely independent of one another
Secularise the State, and remove any other ways in which certain religions are given preferential treatment by Parliament. This should include removing the Lord’s Spiritual, and requirement for daily worship in schools.
A true democracy does not favour or act preferentially towards certain groups. The Lord’s Spiritual means that 26 bishops get to sit in the House of Lords. In state-run schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, there is a requirement for a daily act of worship that is "wholly or mainly of a broadly Christian character". It is not democratic for the State to be promoting or favouring a religion. This petition advocates for a neutral State.
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