Monthly Archives: December 2010

Converts to Islam

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Conversion to Islam by Britons is a centuries-old phenomenon but has only become numerically significant in recent decades. Mostly, the process passes relatively unnoticed by the public, but there have been occasional high-profile conversions, including recently that of the journalist … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged conversion, converts, Faith Matters, Islam, Kevin Brice, Muslims, Ruth Gledhill, The Times | 1 Comment

Who Worked on Christmas Day? Not All the Clergy!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Christmas Day may be both a religious festival and a secular public holiday in Britain, but many people have to, or choose to, work on the day, according to newly-released data from the Government’s Labour Force Survey, which interviews a … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Christmas Day, clergy, Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics, Post Office Travel Services, religious festivals, work | 2 Comments

I Believe in Angels – The Reality Behind the ABBA Lyrics

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Clive D. Field

It can often be an uphill struggle to engage the news media in positive stories about religion, especially where statistics are also involved! However, the Bible Society and Christian Research were clearly on to a real winner with their press … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Angels, Bible Society, Christian Research, guardian angels, ICM Research, nativity plays, schools | 1 Comment

Top of the Christmas ‘Pops’

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Silent Night is the nation’s favourite Christmas carol, according to a YouGov poll released today. Online interviews took place with 1,162 adult Britons aged 18 and over on 21 and 22 December. The data table is available at: http://today.yougov.co.uk/sites/today.yougov.co.uk/files/YG-YouGov-Life-Christmas-Carols-221210.pdf Silent … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Christmas carols, religious festivals, Silent Night, YouGov | Leave a comment

Not Ashamed – Christianity in Britain

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Some sections of British evangelical Christianity feel increasingly beleaguered in the face of what they perceive as the progressive marginalization of their faith, at the hands of the law, the media, government and employers. Christian Concern is one organization seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Christian Concern, Christian country, Christian Legal Centre, Christian symbols, Christianity, Christians, ComRes, conscience, cross, discrimination, employers. employment, foster care, freedom of speech, health care workers, homosexuality, Muslims, Not Ashamed, prayer, religious freedom, workplace | 2 Comments

Thumbs Up to Religious Education?

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Clive D. Field

We reported on 29 August (http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=512) about the importance which the British public attached in a YouGov poll to religious education (RE) relative to other school subjects. On 13 December the RE Council (REC) of England and Wales, an umbrella … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Dubit Research, RE Council of England and Wales, religious education | 1 Comment

Back to Church Sunday 2010

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Clive D. Field

‘Onward Christian Soldiers: Churches Resurgent’ proclaims the headline in Jonathan Wynne-Jones’s article in today’s Sunday Telegraph, referring to the case advanced by Christian Research over the past three months that the relentless decline in churchgoing may be coming to an … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations | Tagged Back to Church Sunday, Christian Research, church attendance, Church of England | Leave a comment

Today’s News – (1) ‘Islamic Extremism’, (2) Religion at Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The regular weekly YouGov poll for The Sunday Times, published today, includes questions on a couple of topics which will interest BRIN readers. Interviewing was online on 16 and 17 December, among a representative sample of 1,966 adult Britons aged … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Christmas, Christmas Day meal, church attendance, churchgoing, commercial festival, extremist preachers, government, Islam, Islamic extremism, Islamophobia, Luton, Luton Islamic Centre, Muslim community, police, prejudice, religious festivals, Rowan Williams, Stockholm, suicide bombing, Sunday Times, Taimur Abdulwahab al-Abdaly, terrorism, Terry Jones, universities, YouGov | Leave a comment

Plymouth Faith Action Audit

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Some politicians and voters are pretty sceptical about David Cameron’s concept of the ‘Big Society’, but faith-based organizations certainly seem to be keen to demonstrate that they are already doing ‘it’. Various surveys of religion as social capital have been … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Big Society, Churches Together in Plymouth, Cornerstone Vision, faith action audit, Plymouth, Social Capital, University of Plymouth Social and Public Policy Research Group | 1 Comment

Understanding Society

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

On 13 December the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) made an interim release of data for the general population component from Wave 1, Year 1 (running from 8 January 2009 to 7 March 2010) of Understanding Society, the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged British Household Panel Survey, church attendance, discrimination, Economic and Social Data Service, Economic and Social Research Council, employment, harassment, Institute for Social and Economic Research, longitudinal studies, National Centre for Social Research, Religious Affiliation, religious beliefs, Understanding Society, United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study | Leave a comment

The census of population (2001, 2011, 2021) is the main statistical source for non-Christian and other faiths and groups. Jews…

Very interesting

Where are the statistics for other religious groups? In addition, analysis on the differences between 1st to 3rd generation migrant…

As stated in our report, the comment was made by Nick Spencer of the think tank Theos. You could contact…

It does not seem hypocritical, to me, to hold the opinion that people's relationship with God is a personal matter…

Monthly Archives: December 2010

Converts to Islam

Who Worked on Christmas Day? Not All the Clergy!

I Believe in Angels – The Reality Behind the ABBA Lyrics

Top of the Christmas ‘Pops’

Not Ashamed – Christianity in Britain

Thumbs Up to Religious Education?

Back to Church Sunday 2010

Today’s News – (1) ‘Islamic Extremism’, (2) Religion at Christmas

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