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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Reform of the House of Lords – Whither the Bishops?
According to media reports, the Government is once again contemplating radical reform of the House of Lords, bringing in a fully-elected chamber. Such a move would inevitably spell the end to the presence there of the 26 Church of England … Continue reading
Posted in Religion in public debate
Tagged Bishops, Church of England, ComRes, House of Lords, Lords Spiritual
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Christianity in Cyberspace
Many places of worship now have their own websites, but how effective are they in getting their message across? To answer this question, ChurchInsight (a leading church management web application service from Endis Ltd) conducted an online survey among 120 … Continue reading
Who’s for Alpha?
The March-June 2010 issue of the UK edition of Alpha News, the thrice-yearly print newspaper of the Alpha course, reports some headline findings about public perceptions of Alpha from an Ipsos MORI poll conducted among a representative sample of 1,997 … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news
Tagged Alpha course, Holy Trinity Brompton, Stephen Hunt
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The British Social Attitudes Survey 2008 (part II)
Just to clarify, part II refers to this being our second post on the 2008 BSA, rather than the survey having two parts. The excellent news is that the dataset has been published online this week, and it’s fair to … Continue reading
Posted in Measuring religion, Survey news
Tagged Bioethical Attitudes, British Social Attitudes Survey, Civic Engagement, David Campbell, David Voas, Denmark, ESDS, Harvard, Intergenerational Transmission, Ireland, ISSP, Manchester, NatCen, National Identity, NORFACE, Northern Ireland, Notre Dame, Political Identity, Political Sociology, Relemerge, Religiosity, Religious Affiliation, Religious Identity, Robert Putnam, Social Capital, Templeton, The Netherlands, US
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Jews and the 2011 Census
The Jewish Chronicle of 5 March 2010 reports that, following a lengthy process of consultation with the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has agreed to make … Continue reading
Atlas of Global Christianity
2010 marks the centenary of the World Missionary Conference, Edinburgh, 1910. It will be celebrated by several conferences (both academic and missionary) and by a number of major publications. Edinburgh 1910 was not just a significant event in the history … Continue reading
Posted in Measuring religion
Tagged Atlas of Global Christianity, Kenneth Ross, Todd Johnson
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Profile of Roman Catholic Youth in England and Wales
The Catholic Youth Ministry Federation (CYMFed) has recently launched a preliminary report on the beliefs, practices and attitudes of Roman Catholic young people in England and Wales during the course of its first national congress, held in London on 27 … Continue reading
Should the Burka Be Banned in Britain? Take 2
A month after the publication of a ComRes poll for The Independent on whether the burka should be banned in Britain (see our earlier news post at http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=45), another survey on the subject has just appeared. This one is by … Continue reading
Posted in Survey news
Tagged Burka, Financial Times, Harris Interactive, Islamophobia, Muslims, religious dress
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