National Secular Society Podcast

National Secular Society

Challenging religious privilege, for freedom, fairness and secularism

95 Episodes

Terry Sanderson’s memoir shows gay and secularist activism go hand in hand – Opinion Out Loud Ep 016
1/4/2022
5:28
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
12/23/2021
2:01
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
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Ep 63: Christian education challenged in court – a Northern Ireland case
12/21/2021
41:45
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
12/7/2021
43:25
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
11/30/2021
10:23
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)
Ep 61: Books for Secularists
11/16/2021
41:53
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
11/2/2021
34:32
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
10/26/2021
10:29
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
10/19/2021
32:43
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
10/12/2021
6:26
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

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National Secular Society Podcast

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95 Episodes

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

An end of year message from our chief executive

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

Ep 62: Islamist ideology and free speech

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

Ep 61: Books for Secularists

Ep 60: Atheists in foxholes – religion and the army

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

Ep 59: The advancement of religion

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