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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


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‘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)


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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


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Ep 55: Pastafarianism and the meaning of ‘religion’



A spoof religion devised to mock creationism has attracted a global following. But what does ‘religion’ mean anyway?

With Derk Venema (03:20), Tanya Watkins (28:35), and Tony Meacham (43:17).

Full shownotes and subscriber information: https://www.secularism.org.uk/podcast/2021/08/ep-55


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Schools aren’t there to save the church – Opinion Out Loud Ep 012



Opinion Out Loud brings you a selection of the National Secular Society’s opinion pieces in audio format.

The Church of England’s new evangelical missional strategy should lead us to question its entitlement to proselytise in schools, argues Stephen Evans.

Read this original opinion piece: https://www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2021/07/schools-arent-there-to-save-the-church