National Secular Society Podcast

Jan 04 2022 95 ep. 29 mins 136

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Join us for news, opinion and interviews with leaders in the secularist movement. The NSS works for the separation of religion and state and equal respect for everyone's rights so that no one is either advantaged or disadvantaged on account of their beliefs.

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Terry Sanderson’s memoir shows gay and secularist activism go hand in hand – Opinion Out Loud Ep 016

Jan 04 2022 5 mins

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. Helen Nicholls reviews The Reluctant Gay Activist, the revised memoir of former NSS president Terry Sanderson. Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/10/terry-sandersons-memoir-shows-that-gay-and-secularist-activism-often-go-hand-in-hand

An end of year message from our chief executive

Dec 23 2021 2 mins

It's that time of year again, when we look forward to a break and reflect on the year that's been. Read the full message: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/12/a-message-from-the-chief-executive

Ep 63: Christian education challenged in court – a Northern Ireland case

Dec 20 2021 41 mins

A ground-breaking case on the right to a pluralistic education in Northern Ireland is currently being considered by the High Court. Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/12/ep-63

Ep 62: Islamist ideology and free speech

Dec 06 2021 43 mins

An interview with journalist Kunwar Khuldune Shahid on Islamist ideology and jihadism, blasphemy, and the importance of free speech. Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/12/ep-62

‘Inclusive language’ in the army is meaningless without inclusive culture – Opinion Out Loud Ep 015

Nov 30 2021 10 mins

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. The Armed Forces must dismantle their institutional Christian privilege if they are truly committed to inclusivity, says Megan Manson. Read this original opinion piece: ‘Inclusive language’ in the army is meaningless without inclusive culture - National Secular Society (s

Ep 61: Books for Secularists

Nov 15 2021 41 mins

Looking to explore the currents of thought behind secularism? Here are nine books to begin with. Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/11/ep-61

Ep 60: Atheists in foxholes – religion and the army

Nov 02 2021 34 mins

In an increasingly secular country, why does the British army retain its exclusively Christian practices? Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/11/ep-60

Beware the government’s “new normal” of faith-based public services – Opinion Out Loud Ep 014

Oct 25 2021 10 mins

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. A new government fund exclusively for faith groups threatens to embed religious privilege into public services, warns Megan Manson. Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/09/beware-the-governments-new-normal-of-faith-based-public-services

Ep 59: The advancement of religion

Oct 18 2021 32 mins

Should organisations be entitled to tax breaks and other privileges solely on the basis that they ‘advance religion’? Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/10/ep-59

Schools should be liberated from the compulsion of worship – Opinion Out Loud Ep 013

Oct 12 2021 6 mins

Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society's opinion pieces in audio format. As a bill to reform collective worship progresses in parliament, Stephen Evans argues that the time has come for lawmakers to recognise that laws mandating worship have no place in modern Britain. Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/09