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Counting Religion in Britain, May 2021

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 68, May 2021 features 14 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 68 May 2021 … Continue reading →

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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2015

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 3, December 2015 features 34 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 3 December 2015 OPINION POLLS – GENERAL Religious affiliation Lord Ashcroft has … Continue reading →

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British Social Attitudes, 2013

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Results have recently started to emerge from the 2013 British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey, although it will still be some time before the full dataset is available at the UK Data Archive. Meanwhile, the best available source for rather … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, Britishness, Christian, church attendance, Immigration, inter-faith marriage, Islamophobia, Muslims, NatCen Social Research, religion of upbringing, Religious Affiliation, truly British | 1 Comment

Religion, Identity, and Other Issues

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Church of England and Britishness Although only a tiny minority attends its services, and very many are critical of its stance on diversity issues, the majority of Britons (51%) still consider the Church of England to be important in defining … Continue reading →

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Muslim and Christian News

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Clive D. Field

For a third week running, Muslims dominate the religious statistical news post-Woolwich, but we also find space for four short items on Christians. ‘Hate preachers’ The brutal murder by two Islamists of Drummer Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich … Continue reading →

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Britishness and Other News

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Clive D. Field

The lead item in today’s round-up of religious statistical news sheds some light on the phenomenon of cultural Christianity which arises in connection with the 2011 religious census. In keeping with BRIN’s objectives, we also find space for some historical … Continue reading →

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Channel 4 Britishness Poll

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Although, as reported by BRIN on 18 February 2012, 56% of adults think that Britain is a Christian country and 61% that it should be, only 4% (and no more than 8% in any demographic sub-group, the peak being among over-65s) consider that not being a Christian stops people from being fully British. Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Britishness, Channel 4, Christian country, identity, inter-religious mixing, Ipsos-MORI, patron saints, St George's Day | Leave a comment

Loyal Subjects

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Churchgoing Christians are mostly (81%) convinced that there is such a thing as a ‘British’ identity, and they retain a strong sense of commitment to the monarchy in general, and the present Queen in particular, according to a Cpanel survey … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Britishness, Church of England, ComRes, Cpanel, disestablishment, monarchy, Premier Christian Radio, pride, Prince Charles, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth II, Supreme Head | Leave a comment

A Place for Pride

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘People who are religious are more likely to be patriotic than are those who self-define as atheists or non-believers.’ So claims a report launched today by the think-tank Demos, and based on interviews with a representative sample of 2,086 adult … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Britishness, church attendance, Demos, homosexuality, Max Wind-Cowie, Muslims, patriotism, Pears Foundation, pride, Sunday Times, Thomas Gregory | 1 Comment

Religion in Western Europe and the USA

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The latest report from the Pew Global Attitudes Project, on the values gap between America and Western Europe (including on three religious indicators), was published today, with the general headline of ‘American exceptionalism subsides’ (although this was less applicable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Belief in God, Britishness, Christians, importance of religion, morality, Pew Global Attitudes Project, Pew Research Center, values | 2 Comments

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