-
Recent News
Recent Sources
- Perceptions of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia as problems in the UK and of the Labour Party’s handling of anti-Semitism (4114)
- Planned attendance at a Christmas religious service in 2020 (4113)
- Attitudes to Christianity and Christian festivals, with particular reference to Christmas and Easter (4112)
- Predictions for 2021, including likelihood of discovering ghosts really exist and of aliens visiting the earth (4111)
- Preference for being visited by door-to-door carol singers at Christmas (4110)
Archives
- August 2021 (1)
- July 2021 (1)
- June 2021 (1)
- May 2021 (2)
- April 2021 (1)
- March 2021 (1)
- February 2021 (1)
- January 2021 (1)
- December 2020 (1)
- November 2020 (1)
- October 2020 (1)
- August 2020 (2)
- July 2020 (1)
- June 2020 (1)
- April 2020 (1)
- March 2020 (2)
- February 2020 (1)
- January 2020 (1)
- December 2019 (2)
- November 2019 (1)
- September 2019 (2)
- August 2019 (1)
- June 2019 (2)
- May 2019 (1)
- March 2019 (2)
- February 2019 (1)
- December 2018 (4)
- August 2018 (1)
- July 2018 (1)
- June 2018 (1)
- May 2018 (2)
- April 2018 (1)
- March 2018 (1)
- February 2018 (1)
- January 2018 (1)
- December 2017 (1)
- November 2017 (1)
- October 2017 (2)
- September 2017 (1)
- August 2017 (1)
- July 2017 (2)
- June 2017 (1)
- May 2017 (2)
- April 2017 (1)
- March 2017 (1)
- January 2017 (3)
- November 2016 (1)
- October 2016 (2)
- August 2016 (1)
- July 2016 (2)
- June 2016 (3)
- May 2016 (5)
- April 2016 (7)
- October 2015 (3)
- September 2015 (4)
- August 2015 (3)
- July 2015 (4)
- June 2015 (4)
- May 2015 (5)
- April 2015 (4)
- March 2015 (3)
- February 2015 (3)
- January 2015 (3)
- December 2014 (6)
- November 2014 (5)
- October 2014 (9)
- September 2014 (5)
- August 2014 (4)
- July 2014 (3)
- June 2014 (7)
- May 2014 (4)
- April 2014 (7)
- March 2014 (5)
- February 2014 (3)
- January 2014 (5)
- December 2013 (3)
- November 2013 (5)
- October 2013 (5)
- September 2013 (6)
- August 2013 (3)
- July 2013 (3)
- June 2013 (6)
- May 2013 (8)
- April 2013 (5)
- March 2013 (10)
- February 2013 (7)
- January 2013 (7)
- December 2012 (13)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (5)
- September 2012 (7)
- August 2012 (3)
- July 2012 (7)
- June 2012 (9)
- May 2012 (6)
- April 2012 (12)
- March 2012 (14)
- February 2012 (15)
- January 2012 (14)
- December 2011 (20)
- November 2011 (16)
- October 2011 (13)
- September 2011 (16)
- August 2011 (9)
- July 2011 (14)
- June 2011 (19)
- May 2011 (15)
- April 2011 (18)
- March 2011 (32)
- February 2011 (16)
- January 2011 (14)
- December 2010 (24)
- November 2010 (19)
- October 2010 (23)
- September 2010 (25)
- August 2010 (18)
- July 2010 (23)
- June 2010 (19)
- May 2010 (20)
- April 2010 (30)
- March 2010 (19)
- February 2010 (20)
- January 2010 (14)
Monthly Archives: September 2013
Scottish Religious Census, 2011
Release 2A from the 2011 census of Scotland was made on 26 September 2013. It included the first results from the voluntary question on religion, which was: ‘What religion, religious denomination, or body do you belong to?’ This wording was different … Continue reading
Devil in the Detail
Eight religious statistical news stories feature in our latest miscellany, starting with a survey on belief in the Devil and ending with a public consultation on the future of the decennial population census in Britain, to which some BRIN readers … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news
Tagged Anglicans, BBC, Beyond 2011, census of population, Christian Research, Church of England, Church Times, ComRes, Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown, depression, Devil, Ephraim Borowski, exorcism, Fiona Frank, Islam, Islamophobia, Jews, Leah Granat, Linda Woodhead, Michael King, Muslims, Office for National Statistics, Opinium Research, Psychological Medicine, Religious discrimination, Roman Catholic Church, Scotland, Scottish Council of Jewish Communities, wills, YouGov
Leave a comment
Faith Schools and Other News
Seven religious statistical stories feature in today’s post, including five newly-released YouGov polls, four touching on aspects of religious prejudice, and leading with a major study of attitudes to faith schools. Faith schools In our post of 2 September 2013, … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Andrew Village, Anti-Semitism, Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena, Burka, Church of Scotland, churchgoers, courtrooms, Ecumenism, evolution, face veil, Faith schools, football, Football Association, ghosts, hijab, hospitals, Islamophobia, Jews, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Linda Woodhead, Muslims, niqab, prejudice, psychological type, religious dress, schools, Scotland, Sunday Times, Sylvia Baker, The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur FC, UFOs, Westminster Faith Debates, Yids, YouGov
1 Comment
Muslim Distinctiveness and Other News
Today’s round-up of eight religious statistical news stories leads on the first substantive output from an important and academic-led four-year-old sample survey of British Muslims. Muslim distinctiveness The distinctiveness of British Muslims is explored in a short but highly significant … Continue reading
Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news
Tagged baby names, biblical names, British Social Attitudes Survey, Cathedrals, Catholic Herald, charitable giving, Charities Aid Foundation, Christian Research, Christianity, church attendance, Church of Scotland, Church Times, ComRes, confessions, Diocese of Lancaster, distinctiveness, England, fracking, Ipsos-MORI, Jewish Baby Directory, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Kristin Aune, Mathew Guest, Muslims, NatCen, Pope, Presbytery of Dunfermline, Religiosity, Religious Affiliation, religious organizations, Resonate, Ridhi Kashyap, Rob Warner, Roman Catholic Church, Sacrament of Reconciliation, ScotCen, Scotland, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, Social Capital, social conservatism, Sonya Sharma, university students, Valerie Lewis, volunteering
Leave a comment
Attitudes to Immigration and Other News
Today’s post features seven stories which have landed on BRIN’s desk during the past fortnight. Please use the contact tab on our homepage to alert us to any significant news items which we appear to have missed. Attitudes to immigration … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news
Tagged Ajmal Hussain, census of population, Church of England, Claire Alexander, democracy, Egypt, English Baccalaureate, Fair Admissions Campaign, faith schools. GCSEs, Immigration, Independent on Sunday, Islamism, Janet Street-Porter, Joint Council for Qualifications, Kenn Winter, Linda Woodhead, Lord Ashcroft, Muslims, out of touch, Populus, Religious Affiliation, religious studies, Roman Catholic Church, Runnymede Trust, schools, Stephen Jivraj, The Universe, University of Manchester, Victoria Redclift, YouGov
Leave a comment
