Tags: Opinion
There’s no hypocrisy in being forced into a ‘choice’ you don’t like
As the pro-faith schools lobby rounds on campaigner Alice Roberts, Alastair Lichten says her situation.. Read More »
Church schools are faith schools. Pretending otherwise is dishonest
The Church of England's pretence that 'its' schools aren't faith schools is a dishonest attempt to avoid.. Read More »
How to teach in a Catholic state school in Scotland
Alastair Lichten explains how the Catholic Church dominates recruitment in 'its' schools in Scotland... Read More »
Religion and politics – the discrepancy at the heart of our schools
Alastair Lichten asks why partisan religious beliefs are treated so differently to political ones in.. Read More »
Government U-turn indicates the tide is turning against faith schools
Huffington Post: The government's U-turn on its manifesto promise to lift the 50% cap on faith-based.. Read More »
‘An archaic settlement’: The National Secular Society’s bid to end faith schools
LSE Blog: With Britain simultaneously becoming less religious and more religiously diverse, can the continued.. Read More »
State funded religiosity inspections of faith schools have to end
One of the myths our campaign aims to expose is that 'church schools' aren't really faith schools. In.. Read More »
Faith schools: why reducing the harm isn’t enough
Alastair Lichten says the long-term battle is over the fact faith groups run schools at all.
GP Taylor: Why faith has no place in our schools
Testimonial: As a priest, I was always suspicious of the new parent lurking at the back of church clutching.. Read More »
I’m a vicar and the governor of a church school. And I know that faith schools are wrong.
Faith Schoolers Anonymous: It may sound like a 'turkey voting for Christmas' when I write as the Vicar.. Read More »