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Tag Archives: Bible
National Well-Being and Other News
Today’s round-up features another poll on attitudes to Islamism post-Woolwich, in continuation of last Sunday’s blog entry. However, our lead story reports new data which contribute to the ongoing debate about whether religion promotes physical and mental well-being. National well-being … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Anjem Choudary, Annual Population Survey, BBC, Bible, Bible Society, books, Christian Research, churchgoers, ComRes, Dawn Snape, funeral service, Google, internet, iPlayer, Islamism, Islamophobia, Margaret Thatcher, Muslims, Office for National Statistics, radical preachers, radicalism, Resonate, Salah Merad, Sebnem Oguz, social media, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunday Times, television, terrorism, Twitter, well-being, YouGov, Youtube
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Christmas and Other Themes
Today’s ‘bumper’ round-up of religious statistical news features seven stories. Two are Christmas-themed; two summarize public attitudes to the religious dimensions of the same-sex marriage debate; two report on new research among Roman Catholics; and the last highlights reflections on … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religious Census, Survey news
Tagged Bible, Bible Society, carols, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, census of population, Christian Research, Christmas, church attendance, Church of England, churchgoing, Clive Field, Daily Telegraph, Diocese of Portsmouth, Freedom to Marry, homosexuality, ICM Research, Ipsos-MORI, Linda Woodhead, liturgy, Mail on Sunday, Missale Romanum, nativity, nativity plays, Paul Inwood, Religious Affiliation, religious festivals, religious knowledge, religious weddings, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics, Roman Missal, same-sex marriage, Simon Walters, Survation, The Sun, The Tablet, YouGov
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Diamond Jubilation
Her Majesty the Queen’s diamond jubilee weekend celebrations are now past. They seem to have resonated with a majority of the British public, but how many, one wonders, stopped to think about the meaning and origins of the word ‘jubilee’? … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news
Tagged Bible, Bible Society, ComRes, diamond jubilee, jubilee, religious knowledge
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Census Christians
‘UK residents who think of themselves as Christian show very low levels of Christian belief and practice’ and ‘are overwhelmingly secular in their attitudes on a range of issues from gay rights to religion in public life’, according to research … Continue reading
Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged abortion, assisted suicide, Bible, Bishops, Census, Christians, Church and State, churchgoing, collective worship, Creationism, Daily Telegraph, Ekklesia, extra-marital sex, Faith schools, God, heaven, hell, homosexuality, hospital chaplaincy, House of Lords, Ipsos-MORI, Jesus Christ, morality, National Secular Society, official religion, prayer, public life, Religious Affiliation, religious education, Resurrection, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (UK), schools, self-assessed religiosity, state religion
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Christian Research’s Christmastide Pot-Pourri
A rather improbable 53% of Britons claim they will be observing Christmas as a religious festival in some way this year, 2% more than actually affiliate as Christians, according to an opinion poll published today (23 December 2011). Fieldwork was … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news
Tagged Abbie Heath, Bible, carol services, carol singing, Christian Research, Christians, Christmas, Christmas cards, church attendance, ComRes, faith-based moral values, nativity plays, Occupy London, prayer, religious broadcasts, religious festivals, social activism
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Influence of the Bible
In this special year of celebration (the quatercentenary of the Authorized or King James Version), a slim majority (54%) of Britons think the Bible is an important book, even though nearly seven in eight of them freely admit that they … Continue reading
21st Century Evangelicals
According to a large-scale survey of churchgoing published by Tearfund in 2007, there are approximately two million evangelical Christians in the UK. Hitherto, we have had only limited insights into their profile and attitudes. We now know a great deal … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, News from religious organisations, Survey news
Tagged abortion, assisted suicide, Bible, black majority churches, Christian festivals, Christian Research, church attendance, civil partnerships, Ecumenism, Evangelical Alliance, evangelicals, evangelism, evolution, extra-marital sex, gifts of the Spirit, giving, God, hell, homosexuality, importance of faith, inter-faith work, Jesus Christ, prayer, small groups, social action, tithing, volunteering, voting
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Psychological Type and Biblical Interpretation
Much important work in the field of religious statistics has been undertaken by psychologists of religion. In general, it is relatively little-known outside the immediate discipline of psychology, partly, perhaps, because it tends to be based upon specialized samples rather … Continue reading
Take Your Bible to Work Day
In case you did not notice, last Monday (25 October) was the Bible Society’s ‘Take Your Bible to Work Day’, when Christians were asked to take a Bible to their place of employment as a statement of personal faith. The day … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news
Tagged Bible, Bible Society, Christian Research, ICM Research, work
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Bible Reading and Bible Origins
The Spring 2010 issue of Word in Action, the Bible Society’s magazine, contains an article by Jennie Pollock entitled ‘Positive Vibes for Bible’. This sets out the headline findings of a recent opinion poll commissioned by Theos, the public theology … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Bible reading, Bible Society, ComRes, Theos, word of God
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