Holy Redundant! BHA launches campaign to remove Bishops from Parliament

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has today launched its campaign to remove reserved seats for the Bishops from the House of Lords. The campaign, ‘Holy Redundant ’, follows on from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Draft House of Lords Reform Bill reporting on Monday  in support of the Government’s proposals to keep reserved seats for Bishops in a reformed second chamber by a vote of 13-7.The new BHA website debunks arguments used in support of keeping Bishops in the Lords. It encourages supporters to write