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Tag Archives: religious leaders
Pope Benedict Departs and Other News
Benedict XVI leaves the papal office today following his resignation earlier in the month, and it is fitting that he should be the lead story in our latest BRIN post. This mostly derives from YouGov’s February 2013 Eurotrack survey, but … Continue reading
Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged Andrea Hatcher, Andy Walton, Coalition Government, conservatism, Denmark, education, Elisabeth Arweck, European Union, Eurotrack, Finland, France, Germany, household finances, Islam, Jewish leaders, Journal of Beliefs & Values, Leslie Francis, Muslim clerics, Nick Spencer, politicians, politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion and Society Programme, Religious Affiliation, Religious diversity, religious leaders, religious right, Robert Jackson, Roman Catholic Church, secondary schools, Sweden, Theos, YouGov, young people
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Churchgoers and the Recession and Other News
The following statistics appeared on Monday and Tuesday this week: Women bishops and the image of the Church of England Although the measure for women bishops yesterday narrowly failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority in all three houses of the … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Survey news
Tagged Church of England, churchgoers, ComRes, educational background, ITV News, John Jerrim, moral influence, National Identity, personal finances, professions, recession, relevance, religious leaders, schools, Sutton Trust, universities, women bishops
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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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Faith and Death
Although one-half of all Britons claimed not to belong to any religion in the latest (2010) British Social Attitudes Survey, 85% of the dying subscribe to some faith, according to a Government survey of their relatives published on 3 July … Continue reading
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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Daybreak Surveys Religion
Daybreak is the new breakfast television programme for the ITV network, anchored by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley and launched on 6 September. It has made an early entry into surveying public opinion by commissioning YouGov to run a poll on … Continue reading
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Tagged attendance at religious services, child abuse, Christianity, church weddings, Citizenship Survey, Daybreak, Faith schools, inter-faith marriage, ITV, paedophilia, papal visit, Pope Benedict XVI, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, respect, Roman Catholic Church, sexual abuse, YouGov
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