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Tag Archives: same-sex marriage
2011 Anglican Statistics and Other News
As usual, there has been a lot of media interest today in the latest (2011) Statistics for Mission of the Church of England. They are always seen as something of a barometer of the spiritual state of England, and so … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Rites of Passage, Survey news
Tagged Archbishops' Council, church attendance, Church of England, discrimination, equality, Google, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Jews, MMR Research, Muslims, National Jewish Community Survey, OMD UK, Political Quarterly, religious festivals, religious institutions, rites of passage, same-sex marriage, Siobhan McAndrew, Steven Kettell, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge
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Politico-Religious News
Today’s post (the 600th on BRIN in just over three years) examines three newly-released surveys which explore the intersection between religion and political issues. Same-sex marriage The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has now completed the Committee … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged BBC, David Graham, economy, Enoch Powell, ethnic minorities, Hindus, homosexuality, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Israel, Jews, Linda Woodhead, Lord Ashcroft, multiculturalism, Muslims, news, politics. Populus, same-sex marriage, Sikhs, The Times, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov
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Easter Day with the Sunday Times
Just a fortnight after its last batch of questions on religion, the Sunday Times has taken advantage of its Easter Day publication to include another module in its weekly online omnibus poll conducted by YouGov. On this occasion, 1,918 Britons … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, church attendance, Church of England, Dipesh Gadher, Easter, God, homosexuality, importance of religion, in touch, Jesus Christ, Justin Welby, moral leadership, out of touch, parents, Pope Francis I, religious country, Resurrection, Rowan Williams, same-sex marriage, self-assessed religiosity, Son of God, Sunday Times, trust in clergy, women bishops, YouGov
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Winter 2013 Cpanel
The results of two modules from the winter 2013 Cpanel of churchgoers have been released by their sponsors this Eastertide, doubtless in a bid to grab the public’s attention at a time of year when religion has traditionally taken centre … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged advertising, Archbishop of Canterbury, C4M, churchgoers, Coalition for Marriage, ComRes, Conservative Party, Cpanel, David Cameron, freedom of religious expression, government, homosexuality, image of the Church, Justin Welby, local places of worship, media, Premier Christian Radio, rights of Christians, same-sex marriage, voting
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Money for Good and Other News
BRIN certainly cannot trump the unprecedented inauguration of new leaders of the global Catholic and Anglican communions within the same week. But, on a business-as-usual level, here are six more religious statistical stories for your edification. Money for good UK … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news
Tagged All Party Parliamentary Group on Religious Education, Ben Clements, British Social Attitudes Survey, Centre for Church Growth Research, charitable giving, church growth, Church of England, Cranmer Hall, David Goodhew, homosexuality, Ipsos-MORI, Lucy de Las Casas, Matt van Poortvliet, meditation, Mind, ministry, Money for Good UK, NatCen, New Philanthropy Capital, ordinands, Parliamentary Affairs, Populus, religious education, Rob Abercrombie, Sally Bagwell, same-sex marriage, Stephen Lloyd, volunteering, YouGov
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Sunday Times Religion Poll
YouGov conducts a weekly online poll for The Sunday Times, and today’s edition includes a special module on religion (with particular reference to attitudes to the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church), as well as analysing responses to … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Argentina, celibacy, child abuse, Church and State, Church of England, Coalition Government, David Cameron, extra-marital sex, Francis I, George Osborne, in touch, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Justin Welby, out of touch, politics, Pope, priests, Roman Catholic Church, same-sex marriage, South America, Sunday Times, welfare benefits, women bishops, YouGov
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Abortion and Other News
Our lead religious statistical news story today concerns the first release of data from the YouGov poll specially commissioned for the 2013 series of Westminster Faith Debates, which commences tomorrow. There will be further releases of data in connection with … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news
Tagged Abby Day, abortion, anti-Semitic incidents, Anti-Semitism, BBC, Ben Quinn, census of population, Charles Clarke, Clive Field, Community Security Trust, Linda Woodhead, nominalist Christianity, Religious Affiliation, religious census, same-sex marriage, The Guardian, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov
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Lenten Intentions and Other News
With Lent starting next Wednesday, 13 February, our lead story this week concerns what people say they will be giving up this year, but there is the usual miscellany of other religious statistical news items, too. Lenten intentions One-quarter (24%) … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news, visualisation
Tagged Abigail Frymann, abstinence, Alex Singleton, Catholic MPs, census of population, Census Open Atlas, Church Times, Elena Curti, Lent, mapping, Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, Mass, Missale Romanum edition tertia, Office for National Statistics, opinion formers, places of worship, religious festivals, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Missal, same-sex marriage, The Tablet, YouGov
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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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Anglican Comments on the Census and Other News
The results of the 2011 religion census for England and Wales continue to reverberate around faith communities. The lead item in today’s BRIN post concerns coverage of the census in the country’s conservative evangelical newspaper for the Church of England. … Continue reading
Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news
Tagged Arun Arora, census of population, Christmas, Church of England, Church of England Newspaper, Coalition for Marriage, ComRes, House of Lords, Paul Richardson, Peter Brierley, Religious Affiliation, religious festivals, Roman Catholic Church, same-sex marriage, The Times, Twitter
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