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OBJECTIVES Under the banner "challenging religious privilege," the society campaigns for: the Disestablishment of the Church Of England ; the withdrawal of state Subsidies to Religious School s; the end of Tax Exemption for Church es; the abolition of the Blasphemy Law ; and an end to the public funding of Chaplains in Prison s, Hospital s and the Armed Services . Although the organisation was explicitly created for those who reject the Supernatural , the NSS does not campaign for an end to religion, arguing that Freedom Of Religion is a Human Right and that state sponsorship of selected religions encroaches upon that right. In seeking to represent the interests and viewpoints of Atheist s, the NSS is often critical of what it sees as the damaging effects of Religion . HONORARY ASSOCIATES Honorary Associates of the society include: SECULARIST OF THE YEAR AWARD In October 2005 , the NSS held the inaugural '' Secularist Of The Year '' award ceremony. The first winner of the award, known as The Irwin Prize , was Maryam Namazie . PRESIDENTS
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