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



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


Opinion out loud pink logo, microphone and speech bubbles

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



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 (secularism.org.uk)


Opinion out loud pink logo, microphone and speech bubbles

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



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


Opinion out loud pink logo, microphone and speech bubbles

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



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/schools-should-be-liberated-from-the-compulsion-of-worship