Monthly Archives: February 2011

CofE Annual Church Statistics

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Siobhan McAndrew

We have recently heard from the Revd. Preb. Lynda Barley, who is Head of Research and Statistics at the Church of England, regarding the online availability of the annual Church Statistics. Continue reading →

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Radical Islam in the Middle East

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Clive Field

Recent events in Egypt, with pro-democracy protesters trying to dislodge President Hosni Mubarak from power, have made almost three in five Britons worry that more countries in the Middle East will fall under the influence of radical Islam. That is … Continue reading →

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Church of England Statistics for Mission, 2009

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Clive Field

The provisional Church of England statistics for mission for 2009, released yesterday in the form of five tables and eight maps, ‘paint a mixed picture’, according to Revd Lynda Barley, the Church’s Head of Research and Statistics, quoted in an … Continue reading →

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Churches and New Media Use

Posted on February 4, 2011 by sarabatts

I am just beginning my fourth year of what I hope will be a five-year project. I’m based at Loughborough, but work in London with a full-time day job as a researcher for a City law firm. It’s the way information is handled online by churches that is of interest to me, and this sparked enough of a curiosity to embark on a research degree.
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Transatlantic Trends Immigration Report

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Clive Field

Britons emerge as one of the most sceptical of western nations when it comes to immigration, according to the third annual Transatlantic Trends: Immigration report, which was published in Washington DC on 3 February. 65% of us see immigration as … Continue reading →

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Anti-Semitic Incidents in 2010

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Clive Field

There were 31% fewer anti-Semitic incidents in the UK in 2010 than in 2009, according to the latest annual report from the Community Security Trust (CST). It runs to 36 pages and is available at: http://www.thecst.org.uk/docs/Incidents%20Report%202010.pdf The CST is a … Continue reading →

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