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Tynwald - the parliament of the Isle of Man - is poised to remove the vote from the bishop of Sodor and Man, who sits and votes by right in Tynwald's upper chamber. https://t.co/CtbE52Cy7n

The DfE has said 'sector consensus' is needed to reform RE. This piece demonstrates why achieving this will be so difficult. It's basically a call to use the subject for confessional instruction. Good character needs critical thinking, not Christian conditioning.

I've asked my MP to support removing the automatic right for 26 bishops to sit in the #HouseOfLords. The bishops' bench is unfair, undemocratic and unjustifiable. Time to go! https://t.co/1zmIuXFk8z via @NatSecSoc

'Misogyny is undeniably present in too many religious charities—and is, in effect, being subsidised by public funds via tax breaks and sometimes Gift Aid,' says Megan Manson of the National Secular Society. @NatSecSoc https://t.co/h86Rxc9dfe

If the PM is worried about cohesion, perhaps he should consider stopping the state directly funding religious, racial, and socio-economic segregation by abolishing faith schools👇 https://t.co/Fikmlgj55p

This is good news- and a reminder that a substantial majority of parents are opposed to faith schools. All such schools should start to de-segregate their intake, a first step would be a maximum of 50% of a single faith within 4years

🗞️We're quoted in @ChurchTimes on the Manx bill to remove the bishop's vote from its parliament - and its significance for the reserved seats for Church of England bishops in Westminster. https://t.co/wndg81Pljt

Faith schools seriously limit choice for parents who do not want a religious education for their children, or do not share the faith of the local school. Read more about the campaign👇 https://t.co/wFPvHy9oSR

Plans to merge a nonreligious school into a Church of England school, with the latter's faith character retained, have been cancelled after a survey of parents found nearly 95% would have sent their child to another school if the merger went ahead. https://t.co/i71vPM6D7L

We think Westminster needs to do similar - it needs to remove the 26 seats automatically reserved for Church of England bishops. Please write to your MP and tell them to work to abolish the bishops' bench. 👇

ICYMI: Yesterday, in a historic move, the Isle of Man's upper chamber voted through a bill to remove the bishop's voting powers.

Find out more about why we think the BBC should stop uncritically reporting on this scheme without also mentioning the controversy.

This isn't the first time the BBC has reported positively on Operation Christmas Child. They actually promoted the scheme in 2019. https://t.co/uPfGJKRbpH

What this @BBCNews story fails to mention is this scheme is the notorious 'Operation Christmas Child' project of Samaritan's Purse, an evangelical Christian charity which uses these boxes to try and convert vulnerable children. https://t.co/MuxxvZJJ3q

Timeline set for the removal of the bishop's vote in Isle of Man parliament - a positive step towards secular democracy and away from religious privilege.

New Ofsted figures reveal a third of independent faith schools it inspected did not meet standards this year. We know many such schools keep on failing because they put religious dogma ahead of children's needs. We can't keep turning a blind eye to this.

Isle of Man's upper house has just passed a bill to strip the vote of the CofE bishop given an automatic seat. A landmark moment for IoM with implications for Westminster. There's no justification for giving clerics ex officio seats – time for them to go. https://t.co/CtbE52Cy7n

🗞️ Bill to scrap the bishop’s vote in Tynwald set to become law – ending centuries-old religious privilege. Well done @LawrieHooper for leading this principled democratic reform. https://t.co/p9A4WjSv83

Do you agree no religious clerics should get automatic seats in our legislature? Write to your MP and tell them it's time to abolish the bishops' bench 👇

Isle of Man's upper house has just passed a bill to strip the vote of the CofE bishop given an automatic seat. A landmark moment for IoM with implications for Westminster. There's no justification for giving clerics ex officio seats – time for them to go. https://t.co/CtbE52Cy7n