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The 'National Secular Society' is a British organisation which promotes secularism. It was founded by Charles Bradlaugh in 1866. The society is a member organisation of the International Humanist and Ethical Union, and endorses the Amsterdam Declaration 2002.
Under the banner "challenging religious privilege," the society campaigns for: the disestablishment of the Church of England; the withdrawal of state subsidies to religious schools; the end of tax exemption for churches; the abolition of the blasphemy law; and an end to the public funding of chaplains in prisons, hospitals and the armed services.
Although the organisation was explicitly created for those who reject the supernatural, the NSS does not campaign for an end to religion, arguing that freedom of religion is a human right and that state sponsorship of selected religions encroaches upon that right. In seeking to represent the interests and viewpoints of atheists, the NSS is often critical of what it sees as the damaging effects of religion.
Honorary Associates of the society include:
In October 2005, the NSS held the inaugural ''Secularist of the Year'' award ceremony. The first winner of the award, known as The Irwin Prize, was Maryam Namazie.
★ Charles Bradlaugh 1866-1890 (A. Trevelyan held the Presidency, 1871-1872)
★ GW Foote 1890-1915
★ Chapman Cohen 1915-1949
★ R.H. Rosetti 1949-1951
★ F.A. Ridley 1951-1963
★ David Tribe 1963-1971
★ Barbara Smoker 1971-1996
★ Daniel O'Hara 1996-1997
★ Denis Cobell 1997-2006
★ Terry Sanderson 2006 - to date
★ Royle, Edward (1974). ''Victorian Infidels: the origins of the British Secularist Movement, 1791-1866''. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0557-4 Online version
★ Royle, Edward (1980). ''Radicals, Secularists and Republicans: popular freethought in Britain, 1866-1915''. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0783-6
★ Tribe, David (1967). ''100 Years of Freethought''. London: Elek Books.
★ Tribe, David (1971). ''President Charles Bradlaugh, MP''. London: Elek Books. ISBN 0-236-17726-5
★ British Humanist Association (BHA)
★ Rationalist Association (RA)
★ South Place Ethical Society (SPES)
★ International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)
★ National Secular Society (NSS)
★ International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)
| Contents |
| Objectives |
| Honorary Associates |
| Secularist of the Year award |
| Presidents |
| Bibliography |
| See also |
| External links |
Objectives
Under the banner "challenging religious privilege," the society campaigns for: the disestablishment of the Church of England; the withdrawal of state subsidies to religious schools; the end of tax exemption for churches; the abolition of the blasphemy law; and an end to the public funding of chaplains in prisons, hospitals and the armed services.
Although the organisation was explicitly created for those who reject the supernatural, the NSS does not campaign for an end to religion, arguing that freedom of religion is a human right and that state sponsorship of selected religions encroaches upon that right. In seeking to represent the interests and viewpoints of atheists, the NSS is often critical of what it sees as the damaging effects of religion.
Honorary Associates
Honorary Associates of the society include:
★ Iain Banks ★ Michael Cashman MEP ★ Nick Cohen ★ Professor Richard Dawkins ★ Professor Peter Atkins ★ Michael Foot ★ Professor A. C. Grayling ★ Dr Evan Harris MP ★ Patrick Harvie MSP ★ Christopher Hitchens ★ Paul Holmes MP ★ Ted Honderich ★ Sir Ludovic Kennedy | ★ Graham Linehan ★ George Melly ★ Sir Jonathan Miller ★ Taslima Nasrin ★ Harold Pinter ★ Philip Pullman ★ Claire Rayner ★ Joan Ruddock MP ★ Dr David Starkey ★ Polly Toynbee ★ Gore Vidal ★ Maryam Namazie |
Secularist of the Year award
In October 2005, the NSS held the inaugural ''Secularist of the Year'' award ceremony. The first winner of the award, known as The Irwin Prize, was Maryam Namazie.
Presidents
★ Charles Bradlaugh 1866-1890 (A. Trevelyan held the Presidency, 1871-1872)
★ GW Foote 1890-1915
★ Chapman Cohen 1915-1949
★ R.H. Rosetti 1949-1951
★ F.A. Ridley 1951-1963
★ David Tribe 1963-1971
★ Barbara Smoker 1971-1996
★ Daniel O'Hara 1996-1997
★ Denis Cobell 1997-2006
★ Terry Sanderson 2006 - to date
Bibliography
★ Royle, Edward (1974). ''Victorian Infidels: the origins of the British Secularist Movement, 1791-1866''. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0557-4 Online version
★ Royle, Edward (1980). ''Radicals, Secularists and Republicans: popular freethought in Britain, 1866-1915''. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-0783-6
★ Tribe, David (1967). ''100 Years of Freethought''. London: Elek Books.
★ Tribe, David (1971). ''President Charles Bradlaugh, MP''. London: Elek Books. ISBN 0-236-17726-5
See also
★ British Humanist Association (BHA)
★ Rationalist Association (RA)
★ South Place Ethical Society (SPES)
★ International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)
External links
★ National Secular Society (NSS)
★ International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU)
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