text: and head of the judiciary, was removed. The position today is that there are hardly any significant religious restrictions imposed by statute upon the holding of offices or employment other than those necessitated by the job itself (e.g. since the Monarch is Supreme Governor of the Church of England, no Roman Catholic may occupy the throne and anyone who marries a Roman Catholic is excluded from succeeding to the throne). 38. The Church of England, as the Established Church in England, retains a special position in the Constitution. The more important privileges are that 26 senior bishops, who are appointed by the Crown, have the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords; that the Church is empowered to pass measures governing its faith, forms of worship, rites and ceremonies which, if approved by Parliament, become the law of the land; that decrees of its ecclesiastical courts will be enforced by the State; and that marriages according to the usages of the Church of England do not require civil preliminaries provided they are by banns, or common or special licence. On the other hand, all persons in England, whatever their religious belief or adherence, have the right to be married by civil ceremony or according to the rites of the Church of England. The disestablishment of the Church of England has been argued on various occasions during the last 100 years, but it has never become a major political or religious issue. In Scotland, the Church of Scotland, whose Constitution was approved by Parliament in 1921, enjoys complete independence in spiritual matters. All marriages in Scotland, whether civil or religious, require civil preliminaries. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) 39. The Commission was set up under the Race Relations Act 1976. Its overall duties are to work in Great Britain towards the elimination of racial 
analysis: The text primarily discusses the relationship between the government and the Church of England, as well as the rights and restrictions on holding public office and employment. It also touches on the Commission for Racial Equality and its duties. The content appears to be focused on the governance and social structure of the country, rather than economic or scientific issues.