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Tag Archives: legislation
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill
The increasingly heated controversy over the Coalition Government’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales shifts to Parliament tomorrow (5 February 2013), with the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons. It therefore seems a good point … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Research note, Survey news
Tagged British Social Attitudes Surveys, Church of England, ComRes, courts, David Cameron, government, homosexuality, ICM, Ipsos-MORI, legislation, lesbians/gays/bisexuals, Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, OnePoll, places of worship, religious marriages, same-sex marriage, Survation, YouGov
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Life After the Census
The 2011 census of population may be by far the most significant religious statistical source to have been published this week, but there have been a few other reports, too, which are worthy of note. Here we highlight four which … Continue reading
Posted in Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion Online, Survey news
Tagged armed forces, Britain Thinks, British Future, Defence Analytical Services and Advice, homosexuality, inter-faith relationships, legislation, Ministry of Defence, online social networking, Pew Global Attitudes Project, Pew Research Center, Princeton Survey Research Associates International, Religious Affiliation, same-sex marriage, YouGov
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August YouGov Polls on Political Issues
Herewith a round-up of recent YouGov polls touching on the interaction of religion and politics. ‘Doing God’ The majority of Britons are keen to keep religion apart from politics, according to a study published on 13 September 2012. 81% affirmed … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news
Tagged China, Christianity, DWF, Extremis Project, France, Germany, government, influence of religion, Islam, Islamophobia, legislation, Matthew Goodwin, Middle East and North Africa, Muslims, Olympic Games, Pakistan, Paralympic Games, political parties, politicians, politics, prejudice, public office, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, shopping, Sunday Times, Sunday trading, United States, voting, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge
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Sunday Trading after the Olympics
The suspension of the Sunday Trading Act 1994 for eight weeks around the period of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has now kicked in. Sunday shopping hours are thus deregulated in England and Wales, permitting large stores to open for … Continue reading
Sunday Trading and the Olympics
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to use his budget speech today formally to announce Government plans to introduce emergency legislation to suspend the Sunday Trading Act 1994 for eight weeks from 22 July 2012, during the period around the Olympic and Paralympic Games, in a move designed to signal to the world that Britain is ‘open for business’. Sunday shopping hours would thus be deregulated in England and Wales, permitting large shops to open for more than six hours on Sundays for the first time. No public consultation on the matter is mooted. Although the relaxation would be temporary, the Treasury has indicated that it will regard the suspension as an experiment, quantifying the economic effects of deregulation. Continue reading
Demand for Civil Partnerships on Religious Premises
Government is pressing ahead with its plans, announced on 17 February 2011, to remove the legal barrier to civil partnerships being registered on religious premises. The ban stems from the Civil Partnership Act 2004 and the Approved Premises (Marriage and … Continue reading
Occupy London and St Paul’s Cathedral
The photograph of St Paul’s Cathedral standing proud amid the chaos of the London Blitz was one of the most striking and iconic images of the Second World War, at once tangible evidence of a seeming miracle and a beacon … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged anti-capitalism, anti-Catholicism, Church and State, Church of England, Clive Field, establishment, Giles Fraser, legislation, monarchy, Occupy London, protest, Roman Catholics, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunday Times, YouGov
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Burka Britain
Two-thirds of Britons would like to see the burka banned in this country, notwithstanding the fact that the Home Secretary has indicated that the Government has no intention of moving in the same direction as France, where a law prohibiting … Continue reading
Posted in Survey news
Tagged Burka, Islamophobia, legislation, Muslims, religious dress, YouGov
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Searchlight on Religion
A major new source of public opinion data on religion and inter-faith relations has just become available in the form of a Populus poll for Searchlight Educational Trust. The survey is of unusual importance in terms of the number of … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Christians, church attendance, English nationalism, extremism, force for good, freedom of speech, Hindus, importance of religion, inter-faith relations, Islam, Islamophobia, Jews, legislation, mosques, multiculturalism, Muslims, personal identity, politics, Populus, religious abuse, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, religious prejudice, Searchlight Educational Trust, Sikhs, violence
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