26 bishops from the Church of England, selected by the church, sit as a matter of right in the House of Lords. No other faiths have this privilege, and nor do the other UK regions.
These bishops can vote on every law that is passed - even laws that the church doesn’t have to abide by because it has legal exemptions from Equality legislation. The only other country in the world where representatives of the state religion automatically get a seat in the legislature is Iran.
Whatever goes on inside religious organisations, the Church should not be allowed to hold sway in the Houses of Parliament. It doesn’t matter what your faith is or even isn’t, it’s discriminatory and it has to stop.
This petition calls for the removal the Church Of England's privilege to appoint bishops into the House of Lords, and remove existing bishops currently sitting in the House of Lords.
Of course, bishops might still be made Lords, in exactly the same way as other individuals if they have some expertise - it's just the automatic privilege which is an anachronism nowadays. (Hereditary peers are also an anachronism but they don't represent any one organisation or dogma so are a slightly different issue)
https://chng.it/DvHqxJrbng