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| + | The [[National Secular Society]] (NSS), established in 1866 under [[Charles Bradlaugh]], is a British non-profit organisation which campaigns for a separation of religion and state. Its end goal is a secular democracy in which all citizens can live together cohesively, regardless of their religious – or lack of religious – beliefs. It further seeks to challenge the influence of religion on governments and public life, to provide a secular voice in the media, and to defend freedom and equality. The NSS purports to be a non-party-political organisation with members from a range of political backgrounds and professions, and affirms that its campaigning is supported entirely by members and supporters – without funding from government or public bodies.<ref>[http://www.secularism.org.uk/about.html About the National Secular Society] ''NSS''. Accessed 08 August 2016</ref><ref name= "History">[http://www.secularism.org.uk/history.html History of the National Secular Society] ''NSS''. Accessed 08 August 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | *[[Terry Sanderson]]: President (since 2006).<ref name= "History"/> | ||
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===Honorary Associates=== | ===Honorary Associates=== | ||
| − | [[Graham Allen]] MP | Professor [[Peter Atkins]] | [[Lord Avebury]] | [[Joey Barton]] | [[Baroness Blackstone]] | Professor [[Colin Blakemore]] | [[Edward Bond]] | [[Nick Brown]] MP | Prof. [[Ted Cantle]] | [[Lord Cashman of Limehouse]] | [[Nick Cohen]] | Prof. [[Richard Dawkins]] | [[Lord Desai]] | [[Angela Eagle]] MP | [[Baroness Falkner of Margravine]] | [[James Fitzpatrick]] MP | [[Baroness Flather]] | [[Caroline Fourest]] | [[Michael Frayn]] | [[Lord Garel-Jones]] | [[Ricky Gervais]] | [[Lord Goodhart]] QC | Prof. [[A. C. Grayling]] | [[Nia Griffith]] MP | Dr. [[Evan Harris]] | [[Lord Harrison of Chester]] | [[Patrick Harvie]] MSP | Professor [[Ted Honderich]] | [[Mary Honeyball]] MEP | [[Kelvin Hopkins]] MP | [[Julian Huppert]] | [[Sophie in 't Veld]] MEP | [[Virginia Ironside]] | Dr [[Michael Irwin]] | [[Asma Jahangir]] | Professor [[Steve Jones]] | [[Baroness Kinnock]] | Prof [[Lawrence Krauss]] | [[Stewart Lee]] | [[Graham Linehan]] | [[Baroness Massey of Darwen]] | [[Kerry McCarthy]] MP | [[Jonathan Meades]] | Sir [[Jonathan Miller]] | [[Baroness Murphy]] | [[Maryam Namazie]] | [[Taslima Nasrin]] | [[Maajid Nawaz]] | [[Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan]] | [[Pragna Patel]] | [[Lord Peston]] | [[Philip Pullman]] | [[Geoffrey Robertson]] QC | [[Martin Rowson]] | [[Gita Sahgal]] | [[Joan Smith]] | [[Dan Snow]] | Dr. [[David Starkey]] | [[Peter Tatchell]] | [[Lord Taverne]] QC | [[Baroness Tonge]] | [[Polly Toynbee]] | [[Baroness Turner of Camden]] | [[Lord Warner of Brockley]] | [[Baroness Young of Hornsey]]<ref> National Secular Society [http://www.secularism.org.uk/honoraryassociates.html Our Honorary Associates]. Accessed 20 September 2015.</ref> | + | *[[Graham Allen]] MP | Professor [[Peter Atkins]] | [[Lord Avebury]] | [[Joey Barton]] | [[Baroness Blackstone]] | Professor [[Colin Blakemore]] | [[Edward Bond]] | [[Nick Brown]] MP | Prof. [[Ted Cantle]] | [[Lord Cashman of Limehouse]] | [[Nick Cohen]] | Prof. [[Richard Dawkins]] | [[Lord Desai]] | [[Angela Eagle]] MP | [[Baroness Falkner of Margravine]] | [[James Fitzpatrick]] MP | [[Baroness Flather]] | [[Caroline Fourest]] | [[Michael Frayn]] | [[Lord Garel-Jones]] | [[Ricky Gervais]] | [[Lord Goodhart]] QC | Prof. [[A. C. Grayling]] | [[Nia Griffith]] MP | Dr. [[Evan Harris]] | [[Lord Harrison of Chester]] | [[Patrick Harvie]] MSP | Professor [[Ted Honderich]] | [[Mary Honeyball]] MEP | [[Kelvin Hopkins]] MP | [[Julian Huppert]] | [[Sophie in 't Veld]] MEP | [[Virginia Ironside]] | Dr [[Michael Irwin]] | [[Asma Jahangir]] | Professor [[Steve Jones]] | [[Baroness Kinnock]] | Prof [[Lawrence Krauss]] | [[Stewart Lee]] | [[Graham Linehan]] | [[Baroness Massey of Darwen]] | [[Kerry McCarthy]] MP | [[Jonathan Meades]] | Sir [[Jonathan Miller]] | [[Baroness Murphy]] | [[Maryam Namazie]] | [[Taslima Nasrin]] | [[Maajid Nawaz]] | [[Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan]] | [[Pragna Patel]] | [[Lord Peston]] | [[Philip Pullman]] | [[Geoffrey Robertson]] QC | [[Martin Rowson]] | [[Gita Sahgal]] | [[Joan Smith]] | [[Dan Snow]] | Dr. [[David Starkey]] | [[Peter Tatchell]] | [[Lord Taverne]] QC | [[Baroness Tonge]] | [[Polly Toynbee]] | [[Baroness Turner of Camden]] | [[Lord Warner of Brockley]] | [[Baroness Young of Hornsey]]<ref name="about"> National Secular Society [http://www.secularism.org.uk/honoraryassociates.html Our Honorary Associates]. Accessed 20 September 2015.</ref> |
| + | ===Past Honorary Associates=== | ||
| + | *[[Iain Banks]] (1954 – 2013) | [[Michael Foot]] (1913 – 2010)| [[Christopher Hitchens]] (1949 – 2011)| Sir [[Ludovic Kennedy]] (1919 – 2009) | [[Lord McIntosh of Haringey]] (1933 – 2010) | [[Harold Pinter]] (1930 – 2008) | Sir [[Terry Pratchett]] (1948 – 2015) | [[Lord Raglan]] (1927 – 2010)<ref name="about"/> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 8 August 2016
The National Secular Society (NSS), established in 1866 under Charles Bradlaugh, is a British non-profit organisation which campaigns for a separation of religion and state. Its end goal is a secular democracy in which all citizens can live together cohesively, regardless of their religious – or lack of religious – beliefs. It further seeks to challenge the influence of religion on governments and public life, to provide a secular voice in the media, and to defend freedom and equality. The NSS purports to be a non-party-political organisation with members from a range of political backgrounds and professions, and affirms that its campaigning is supported entirely by members and supporters – without funding from government or public bodies.[1][2]
People
Staff
- Terry Sanderson: President (since 2006).[2]
Honorary Associates
- Graham Allen MP | Professor Peter Atkins | Lord Avebury | Joey Barton | Baroness Blackstone | Professor Colin Blakemore | Edward Bond | Nick Brown MP | Prof. Ted Cantle | Lord Cashman of Limehouse | Nick Cohen | Prof. Richard Dawkins | Lord Desai | Angela Eagle MP | Baroness Falkner of Margravine | James Fitzpatrick MP | Baroness Flather | Caroline Fourest | Michael Frayn | Lord Garel-Jones | Ricky Gervais | Lord Goodhart QC | Prof. A. C. Grayling | Nia Griffith MP | Dr. Evan Harris | Lord Harrison of Chester | Patrick Harvie MSP | Professor Ted Honderich | Mary Honeyball MEP | Kelvin Hopkins MP | Julian Huppert | Sophie in 't Veld MEP | Virginia Ironside | Dr Michael Irwin | Asma Jahangir | Professor Steve Jones | Baroness Kinnock | Prof Lawrence Krauss | Stewart Lee | Graham Linehan | Baroness Massey of Darwen | Kerry McCarthy MP | Jonathan Meades | Sir Jonathan Miller | Baroness Murphy | Maryam Namazie | Taslima Nasrin | Maajid Nawaz | Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | Pragna Patel | Lord Peston | Philip Pullman | Geoffrey Robertson QC | Martin Rowson | Gita Sahgal | Joan Smith | Dan Snow | Dr. David Starkey | Peter Tatchell | Lord Taverne QC | Baroness Tonge | Polly Toynbee | Baroness Turner of Camden | Lord Warner of Brockley | Baroness Young of Hornsey[3]
Past Honorary Associates
- Iain Banks (1954 – 2013) | Michael Foot (1913 – 2010)| Christopher Hitchens (1949 – 2011)| Sir Ludovic Kennedy (1919 – 2009) | Lord McIntosh of Haringey (1933 – 2010) | Harold Pinter (1930 – 2008) | Sir Terry Pratchett (1948 – 2015) | Lord Raglan (1927 – 2010)[3]
Notes
- ↑ About the National Secular Society NSS. Accessed 08 August 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History of the National Secular Society NSS. Accessed 08 August 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Secular Society Our Honorary Associates. Accessed 20 September 2015.
