Majority of parents think compulsory school worship law should not be enforced, new poll reveals, as Lords propose reform

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A law from 1944 that mandates Christian worship in non-religious state schools in England is coming under challenge in Parliament today, as peers debate replacing it with a requirement for inclusive assemblies for all. The law was controversial even when first agreed seven decades ago. However, it is now widely seen as unacceptable, with new polling of British parents with children aged 4-16 released today showing 60% of them oppose it being enforced.