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Megan Manson

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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 9h
No religion should enjoy reserved seats for its clerics in the legislature. But it is even more egregious when the Church of England's hierarchy is forever engulfed in scandal. www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/10...
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Bishop of Salisbury suspended amid safeguarding complaints
Stephen Lake joins growing list of CofE bishops embroiled in scandal Read More
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#October #SeasonOfTheWitch
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Every month I give to a different cause that’s important to me. This month I’m supporting British Divers Marine Life Rescue, who for have done great work protecting sea creatures - including the pilot whales who found their way into the Thames a few weeks ago. Find out more & donate: bdmlr.org.uk
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British Divers Marine Life Rescue
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Shinto groundbreaking ceremony in London!
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Japanese Shinto ceremonial sand-digging in London celebrates start of British Library expansion
Swapping out scissors and ribbons for sand and farm tools.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I’m quoted in the Mail. It’s yet another registered charity saying you can hit disobedient wives… oh, and did you there are several ways to execute a gay man? This organisation says all this while luxuriating in tax breaks. www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm sure when most people think about charities, they don't imagine them promoting hitting women and pushing gay men off buildings. But this is what this UK charity is doing - all while being exempt from tax.
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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We've reported Hackney Islamic Community Centre to the Charity Commission after it promoted "physical discipline" for "disobedient" wives, including those who refuse their husbands sex, and condoned the execution of gay people and accused 'witches': www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/09...
secularism.org.uk
Charity sermon says men can hit wives ‘to show who’s in charge’
Preacher at Hackney mosque condones death penalty for gay men and people accused of 'witchcraft'. Read More
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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 25/09/2026
A Christian pastor on a New York public school board voted against approving a senior class trip to Boston that included a stop at the Salem Witch Museum. He called it "Satanic." Then he admitted: “I can’t really say that I know the history of it.” www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
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Christian school board member melts down over class trip to “Satanic” Salem Witch Museum
Batavia City Schools board member Dan Schmidt admitted he didn’t know the museum’s history—but condemned it anyway
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Russell Sandberg @sandbergrlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The need to legally recognise humanist weddings is compelling but the number of issues with our archaic laws on marriage means that comprehensive reform is needed as the Government proposes. To do otherwise would simply replace one discrimination with another.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy Autumn Equinox/秋分の日!
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Many of us quite like some aspects of Christianity. We just don’t want to see Christianity privileged by the state or imposed on people.
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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Recent years have seen the CofE in absolute chaos, as more and more senior clergy, including those which sit in Parliament, become embroiled in safeguarding allegations. The Church should have no part in the state. Disestablishment cannot come soon enough. www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/09...
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Lord spiritual resigns amid sexual assault inquiry
Bishop of Lincoln Stephen Conway resigns following arrest, amid repeated safeguarding scandals among CofE bishops Read More
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These plans look really good. They balance freedom of religion or belief with the need to keep weddings safe and dignified.
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The Freethinker @thefreethinkermag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Very sad to hear of Julius Weinberg's death this week. He was, among other things, trustee of Ormiston Academies Trust, a @natsecsoc.bsky.social council member, and onetime Freethinker contributor. Here's the piece he wrote for us, in memoriam. He will be missed. freethinker.co.uk/2023/03/free...
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Free speech at universities: where do we go from here? - The Freethinker
'What duties come with the right to freedom of speech, and whose freedom of speech should we be concerned with?'
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I was very shocked and sad to hear this news. Julius did so much to help the NSS; his experience, patience and wisdom were invaluable. And he was always such a lovely person to chat to - the type who can get on with everyone under the sun. I will really miss him.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
WOW.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm quoted in LBC today on @natsecsoc.bsky.social's joint letter calling on Government to challenge schools which force girls to wear hijab. Now the education minister has confirmed she doesn't think schools should force hijab on young girls 👍. www.lbc.co.uk/article/prim...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm quoted in The Telegraph today: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09... It's notable that Barnet Hill Academy seems to have abruptly changed its hijab policy since the public outrage. Before we spoke out against its uniform policy, this is what it said: web.archive.org/web/20260818...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is a promising move. If the PM thinks this aspect of establishment is an "antiquated and archaic anomaly", he should consider how having a state church looks in a 21st century democracy where all citizens should be equal regardless of religion or belief.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Project Liberal 🗽 @handle.invalid · 12/09/2026
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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In the wake of Reform's conference, our chief exec @stephenmevans.bsky.social reflects on the growing ecosystem of Christian nationalism - and why Britain's constitutional intertwinement of religion and state leaves the door open to religious identitarianism. www.secularism.org.uk/opinion/2026...
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Britain’s archaic Church-state settlement could enable Reform’s Christian nationalism
With Christian nationalism being embraced as an answer to Islamism and social fragmentation, Stephen Evans argues that secularism offers a far better defence of Britain's freedoms. Read More
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Anti-Pagan harassment spreads to New Zealand. www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-s...
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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
We've co-ordinated a joint letter calling on the ministers for schools and equality to challenge schools which compel girls to wear hijab, following the granting of publicly funded status to faith schools with sexist dress codes. Read the full story👇 www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/09...
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Women’s rights groups tell ministers to end forced hijab in schools
NSS-coordinated joint letter to ministers calls for end to "sexist dress codes" in state-funded schools. Read More
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Today marks @natsecsoc.bsky.social‘s 160th birthday! Of course, we had a party and cake to celebrate 🎂
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Very encouraging news indeed! We need more schools which bring communities together, not ones which segregate them on religious lines.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I was pleased to chat with @tomswarbrick.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk earlier about this case. Replacing women with male colleagues to appease religious fundamentalists is just what the Taliban did in Afghanistan, but this happened in Paris!! www.lbc.co.uk/article/eiff...
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Eiffel Tower forced to shut after female members of staff 'made to hide' from Hindu visitors | LBC
Female staff were instructed to stay away during a tour of the iconic landmark organised by a Hindu delegation of around 100 people on Saturday
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I've just signed this @weplanetint.bsky.social petition. Pets at Home should absolutely not be selling products which are unsustainable and could cause permanent harm to fragile ecosystems and the animals within. act.weplanet.org/p/petsathome...
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Tell Pets at Home to stop selling krill products
Cats and dogs do not need krill. Penguins do.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Star Trek Day! 🖖 The show that inspired many of us to embrace human rights, social justice, and secularism.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We’ve joined fellow campaigners, abuse specialists and politicians to urge the Government to commission a national call for evidence into spiritual and cultic abuse. Everyone has the right to practise their faith, spirituality or beliefs free from coercion. www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/09...
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NSS backs call for Government action on spiritual abuse
NSS signs open letter urging Government to commission national call for evidence into spiritual abuse Read More
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is just one reason why reforming wedding laws to allow people to marry almost anywhere they want makes so much sense - as well as upholding freedom of religion or belief. www.thecaterer.com/news/wedding...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Every month I donate to a different cause that’s important to me. This month I’m supporting Sewa UK’s Nepal flood appeal. Find out more and donate: www.justgiving.com/campaign/sew...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“In total, including unique tax breaks, this monarchy now costs us around HALF A BILLION every year, more than ten times the cost of the next most expensive European monarchy, the Dutch.” www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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'PM should stand up to greedy royals over £100million handout - it's a rip-off'
Writing for The Mirror, former Lib Dem minister Norman Baker - a firm critic of the royals - has hit out at plans to hand over £100million in the next Sovereign Grant settlement
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Religious extremists are now being encouraged to commit acts of terror targeting nature. www.lbc.co.uk/article/isla...
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Islamic State supporters urged to start wildfires and ‘overwhelm’ emergency services in chilling arson attack guide | LBC
LBC has infiltrated an online forum used by Islamic State supporters to share detailed instructions on starting wildfires, exhausting emergency services and avoiding detection by police and forensic i...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
No school should force girls to wear hijab - let alone girls as young as 7 in a school that's funded by taxpayers! Allowing this school to become state funded is incomprehensible.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
1. I wish we were going to candy apple island. 2. And i for one welcome our new insect overlords. 3. “Dental plan!” “Lisa needs braces” 4. Did anyone pray for giant shoes? 5. The frogurt contains potassium benzoate.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm quoted in @civilsociety.bsky.social for @natsecsoc.bsky.social. We've long suspected some unregistered schools are run by charities. Charity Commission has now confirmed it. Obviously, charities shouldn't fund illegal activity that threatens children. www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/charity...
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National Secular Society @natsecsoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Unfathomable for an inquiry into white working-class outcomes to omit evidence of the effects of faith admissions on disadvantaged pupils. The report is backed by Government - concerning that research deemed politically unpalatable appears to have been left out. www.secularism.org.uk/news/2026/08...
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Government-backed report omits faith school discrimination evidence
Inquiry commissioned by faith school academy chain has left out evidence of disadvantage caused by religiously-selective admissions Read More »
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What kind of state are we living in if journalists are threatened by the police for trying to get to the truth? www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/i-wa...
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I was reported to police over the Arday case. I was just doing my job
My investigation into alleged plagiarism was undertaken seriously – journalistic enquiries should not be a matter for Scotland Yard, writes THE reporter Jack Grove
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Telegraph has out-Telegraphed itself with this headline. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Trying to ban conversion therapy takes the focus off the root of the problem: why gay people are submitting themselves, or their family/community is forcing them to undergo, these practices in the first place. Reason: religious homophobia, enabled by the state.
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Excellent stuff from Fiyaz Mughal here. I hope @faithaction.net gives it a read. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Unacceptable we still have laws in this country which explicitly and specifically send a message to Catholics and Jews that they are the 'other' and can't be trusted with full PM duties (bizarre as those duties are). An ugly piece of history that needs to be erased from constitutional law.
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Andrew L. Seidel @andrewlseidel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Things that DO NOT make you a good person: 👉"following the Bible" 👉"going to church" 👉calling yourself a"Christian" Things that DO make you a good person: 👉doing good
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Anti-Pagan hate rears its head in Northern Ireland. armaghi.com/news/armagh-...
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‘Rosary of reparation’ roadside protest in Armagh ahead of weekend’s ‘satanic pagan festival’
A well-known activist has branded this weekend’s Wickerman Gathering at Navan Fort in Armagh a “satanic pagan festival” and led a roadside rosary protest on…
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Every month I donate to a different cause that’s important to me. This month I’m supporting a fundraiser for 6 yo Teddy; Teddy sadly has relapsed neuroblastoma, a difficult form of cancer to treat. Find out more and donate: www.gofundme.com/f/support-te...
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Donate to Support Teddy and Family Through Relapsed Neuroblastoma, organized by Chloe Loughlin
Teddy is a bright, funny and courageous 6-year-old little boy, … Chloe Loughlin needs your support for Support Teddy and Family Through Relapsed Neuroblastoma
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy Lammas/Lughnasadh one and all! 🌾🌾🌾
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Megan Manson @meganmanson.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"A Tennessee state representative running for governor said he would work to ban mosques and what he described as “pagan religions” — including Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism — if elected" www.actionnews5.com/2026/07/28/t... @thewildhunt.bsky.social
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Tenn. governor candidate calls for ban on mosques, non-Christian religions
State Rep. Monty Fritts, 63, a Republican candidate for governor, made the remarks in a sit-down interview with four days remaining in the state’s primary early voting period.
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