Petition Remove bishops from the House of Lords

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The general synod of the Church of England today (20/11/12) ruled against women being allowed to become bishops.

This e-petition requests the removal of the bishops from the House of Lords as they should not be granted legislative powers in a modern, progressive society where women should be treated as equals.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

56 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 56 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 21 November 2013
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