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Tag Archives: Sunday Times
Sunday Activities and Other News
Today’s post highlights four recent opinion polls, touching on the use of Sundays, the religious state of Scotland, and reactions to the funeral arrangements for the late Baroness Thatcher. Sunday activities Sunday has largely become a day dominated by secular … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged ceremonial funeral, Chef & Brewer, church attendance, Gillian Bowditch, Jesus Christ, Keith O'Brien, Margaret Thatcher, OnePoll, Panelbase, Pope Francis I, Real Radio Scotland, Religious Affiliation, Roman Catholic Church, Scotland, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunday activities, Sunday Times, Sunday Times Scotland, The Sun, 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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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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After General Synod, Religion and Health
In today’s news round-up, BRIN covers a poll of public attitudes to current issues in the Church of England, following General Synod’s narrowest of rejections of women bishops, and some interesting research into the relationships between religion and health. Church … Continue reading
Posted in Official data, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Church of England, Equality Act 2010, equality groups, General Synod, homosexuality, Julie Ramsay, Karen MacNee, Measure for Women Bishops, NHS Health Scotland, out of touch, Parliament, Paul Whybrow, religion and health, Religious Affiliation, religious freedom, same-sex marriage, ScotCen Social Research, Scotland, Scottish Government, Scottish Health Survey, Sunday Times, women bishops, YouGov
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Sunday Times Religion Poll
The Sunday Times took advantage of the expected announcement of the appointment of Justin Welby as the next Archbishop of Canterbury (eventually confirmed on 9 November) to include several questions on religion in the latest weekly omnibus poll which YouGov … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Durham, church attendance, Church of England, God, higher power, homosexuality, Justin Welby, politics, Rowan Williams, same-sex marriage, Sunday Times, women bishops, 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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Theresa May’s Bad Hair Day
Just over half (54%) of the British public think that Home Secretary Theresa May has badly handled the issue of the deportation to his native Jordan of Abu Qatada al-Filistini, the radical Muslim cleric given asylum in Britain in 1994 … Continue reading
Gay Marriage and the Church
The debate about gay marriage has become more charged during recent weeks, as the Government’s plans for its legalization in England and Wales approach the public consultation stage. In particular, there has been heavyweight opposition to same-sex (gay) marriage from … Continue reading
YouGov’s Religion Barometer
Twice as many adults think that Britain today is too secular as deem it too religious, but just over one-half believe that religion in Britain is in terminal decline and that religion in general is more often a cause of … Continue reading
Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged Church of England, councils, critical guidance, evil, God, good, Great Britain, prayers, public life, Religion, religious society, secular society, Sunday Times, terminal decline, YouGov
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