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Peter Tatchell will be hosting the sixteenth in the Freethinker’s series of free online seminars for all those interested in freethought history and its enduring relevance. The webinars, lasting around one hour, will feature expert guest speakers, to whom you’ll have a chance to ask your questions. Click here for more details.

Leicester Secular Society is calling on the City Council and the Royal British Legion to end the central role of the Church of England in organizing, leading, and hosting Leicester's Remembrance Day events. There are two reasons for this: Only 24% of Leicester's population is Christian (Census 2021) Today, Leicester is evenly balanced between Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Non-Believers. It is therefore inappropriate that any one religion should take the lead at civic events. This is especially the case since not all those killed in past conflicts were Christian. The death toll includes soldiers from India, Nepal etc as well as British Jews and Non-Believers. The failure of the Church of England to apologise for the National Days of Prayer it organised during World War One. During the First World War, the Church of England acted as the primary ideological supporter of the British war effort. It encouraged enlistment and promoted national days of prayer called by the Ki...