Stephen Evans
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Chief Exec National Secular Society @natsecsoc. Secularism | Human Rights | trail running 🏃 West Brom | Sutton Utd ⚽ Views my own.
Sutton, London.
Joined August 2010
There is a drift, accelerating by the moment, towards religious influence in all sorts of spheres. Misogyny is the inevitable result.
Female subordination. Sexist 'modesty' codes. Violence against women. These are forms of misogyny we would expect charities to try to combat. But as our new report reveals, too many religious charities are promoting these ideas. Read more 👇 https://t.co/nruCgMmulF
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"But, now more than ever, we must take risks to stand up for what we believe. This is of significance not just for football but, dare I say it, for civilisation too." @matthewsyed on why we can't allow the racists, bigots, and xenophobes to succeed. https://t.co/j9lgo4oTMM
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A week ago today, we secured an important win for free expression and a pushback against victim-blaming when Islamists lash out. Read my response to the ruling 👇 https://t.co/4QuhuBcZZO
secularism.org.uk
NSS chief executive Stephen Evans on why quashing a Quran-burning conviction is a vital win for free speech.
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The widespread outrage over Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being barred from the Villa game is a positive sign – our tolerance for antisemitism and appeasement of Islamist intimidation is finally wearing thin. https://t.co/j6Mmvf9MIA
bbc.co.uk
Followers of the Israeli club will not be allowed to attend the Europa League game over safety concerns.
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🗞️ New York Times: 'They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.' The U.S. far-right group behind America’s culture wars, ADF, is now steering Reform UK toward the same extremist Christian nationalist agenda. https://t.co/xafy2Bpfra
nytimes.com
An organization that fought abortion rights in the United States is now an unlikely conduit between MAGA Republicans and Britain’s ascendant Reform U.K. party.
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Anglican bishops sit as lawmakers in our legislature as of right. As an extension of that privilege, the Bishop of Newcastle now joins the committee on the assisted dying bill. No one should shape laws based on religious doctrine. https://t.co/PEWVol8ApN
churchofengland.org
The Bishop of Newcastle, Helen-Ann Hartley, has been appointed to the House of Lords select committee examining the Private Member's Bill on 'assisted dying'.
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Yes, that’s right: and it’s an example of how secular liberalism is invariably a more humane & ethical stance than the dogmas of church, mosque & synagogue as a guide to life. The case against antidisestablismentarianism is overwhelming.
A reminder that our so-called national church teaches that homosexuality is wrong. Its doctrine is its business – but its hostility to gay people should make us question its established status, privileges, and role in state education. ⬇️ Today's Times 🔗 https://t.co/L3C0YS0vrl
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@Stephenmevans1 The Church of England's continued status as the state church, with the King (meant to represent a diverse UK) as its supreme head, is unacceptable. Their members can hold prejudiced views, but the institution shouldn't be entangled with the state. Disestablish the CofE now.
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A reminder that our so-called national church teaches that homosexuality is wrong. Its doctrine is its business – but its hostility to gay people should make us question its established status, privileges, and role in state education. ⬇️ Today's Times 🔗 https://t.co/L3C0YS0vrl
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A letter from Ted Cantle in @thetimes highlights the damaging impact of faith schools. Any strategy to promote cohesion must address the separation entrenched by dividing children’s education along religious lines, and as a result, ethnic lines, too.
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The culture secretary’s recognition of religious charities’ role in promoting extremism is welcome – but the proposals to tackle it have all the hallmarks of being seen to do something while changing little. 🔗
secularism.org.uk
NSS tells culture secretary more fundamental reform to charity law needed to stop spread of antisemitism, misogyny and other extremism.
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Communities Secretary Steve Reed says he was "appalled" and that it was "absolutely unacceptable" for an East London Mosque charity run to bar women. Will he accept that charities promoting misogyny shouldn’t get charitable status & tax breaks? 🔗
bbc.co.uk
Steve Reed said he was "horrified" that women were barred from mosque-run London charity event.
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Absolutely correct. Unfortunately, people on the left and right only advocate for free speech when their side is being silenced. https://t.co/pAiDJBD5hA
Free speech is too often regarded as a threat to social harmony, but the opposite is true – it’s what makes it possible. In an open, democratic society, being free to speak your mind is the safety valve that keeps us cohesive, rather than divided.
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A victory for free speech! Read Stephen Evans's piece on the success of Hamit Coskun's appeal. @Stephenmevans1 @NatSecSoc @Coskun78139987
https://t.co/mc0ca8UMN8
freethinker.co.uk
National Secular Society chief executive Stephen Evans on why quashing a Quran-burning conviction is a vital win for free speech.
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Free speech is too often regarded as a threat to social harmony, but the opposite is true – it’s what makes it possible. In an open, democratic society, being free to speak your mind is the safety valve that keeps us cohesive, rather than divided.
Free speech is also vital for cohesion. Challenging myths and stereotypes cannot be done without working with offensive attitudes and behaviours. Suppressing or avoiding them resolves nothing and just aids conspiracy theories.
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Last week's Crown Court ruling marked an important victory for free expression – and for our work defending it. The case was not about whether Coskun's Quran-burning protest was admirable; it was about whether his actions were criminal. They weren’t. https://t.co/4QuhuBcZZO
secularism.org.uk
NSS chief executive Stephen Evans on why quashing a Quran-burning conviction is a vital win for free speech.
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'Our commitment to free speech is tested not by the words and actions we like, but by those we disagree with and despise'. Thank you @NatSecSoc & @SpeechUnion for all their invaluable work here. I'm proud to be a member. A victory for free speech: the Hamit Coskun ruling
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🗣️ A victory for free speech: the Hamit Coskun ruling corrects a deeply flawed first instance judgment and reaffirms the vital importance of free expression. https://t.co/4QuhuBcZZO
secularism.org.uk
NSS chief executive Stephen Evans on why quashing a Quran-burning conviction is a vital win for free speech.
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