Tag Archives: discrimination

Marginalized Christians?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The All Party Parliamentary Group ‘Christians in Parliament’, chaired by Conservative MP Gary Streeter, is currently conducting the ‘Clearing the Ground’ inquiry, which seeks to establish whether changes to the law and recent court decisions have adversely affected Christian freedoms … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Christianity, Christians in Parliament, Clearing the Ground, ComRes, Cpanel, discrimination, marginalization, Premier Christian Media Trust, public life | 1 Comment

Scottish Social Attitudes Discrimination Module

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The level of religious prejudice in Scotland in 2010 was much the same as in 2006, notwithstanding significant legislative and other activities to counter it by both the UK and Scottish Governments during the intervening years. Moreover, Scottish attitudes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Official data, Survey news | Tagged acquaintances, banks, Christians, crucifixes, discrimination, employment, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Scotland), headscarves, Hindus, identity, Islamophobia, Jews, John Curtice, marriage, Muslims, primary school teachers, Rachel Ormston, relationships, religious dress, religious prejudice, ScotCen, Scotland, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Scottish Government, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, Sikhs, Susan McConville, Susan Reid, turbans, veils | Leave a comment

Religion and Belief in Higher Education

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Fresh empirical insights into the state of religion in UK higher education are offered in a new report commissioned by the Equality Challenge Unit, undertaken on its behalf by researchers at the University of Derby, and launched on 11 July. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Survey news | Tagged campus facilities, discrimination, Equality Challenge Unit, harassment, higher education, importance of religion, Kieran Bentley, monitoring, Nicki Moore, Paul Weller, Religious Affiliation, toleration, Tristram Hooley, University of Derby, university students | 1 Comment

Perceptions of Discrimination

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Today’s news includes a report that two devout Christians running a private hotel in Cornwall have been found to be in breach of the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 for refusing to allow a gay couple to share a … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Anti-Semitism, atheists, Christianophobia, Christians, discrimination, Islamophobia, Jews, Muslims, prejudice, The Sun, YouGov | 2 Comments

Not Ashamed – Christianity in Britain

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Some sections of British evangelical Christianity feel increasingly beleaguered in the face of what they perceive as the progressive marginalization of their faith, at the hands of the law, the media, government and employers. Christian Concern is one organization seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Christian Concern, Christian country, Christian Legal Centre, Christian symbols, Christianity, Christians, ComRes, conscience, cross, discrimination, employers. employment, foster care, freedom of speech, health care workers, homosexuality, Muslims, Not Ashamed, prayer, religious freedom, workplace | 2 Comments

Understanding Society

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

On 13 December the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) made an interim release of data for the general population component from Wave 1, Year 1 (running from 8 January 2009 to 7 March 2010) of Understanding Society, the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged British Household Panel Survey, church attendance, discrimination, Economic and Social Data Service, Economic and Social Research Council, employment, harassment, Institute for Social and Economic Research, longitudinal studies, National Centre for Social Research, Religious Affiliation, religious beliefs, Understanding Society, United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study | Leave a comment

Equality and Human Rights Commission – New Research

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Clive D. Field

We recently highlighted the publication of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)’s first triennial review, and of its relevance for British religious statistics. See http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=656 We can now report that the EHRC has commissioned two new research papers, which, … Continue reading →

Posted in Measuring religion, Official data | Tagged discrimination, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Linda Woodhead, Paul Weller | Leave a comment

Religious Equality

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Pat Thane has edited a new book exploring seven aspects of inequality in Britain since the Second World War, including religious. Entitled Unequal Britain: Equalities in Britain since 1945 (London: Continuum, 2010, ISBN 978-1-84706-298-7), its contributors are all associated with … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies | Tagged discrimination, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Liza Filby, religious inequality | Leave a comment

Citizenship Survey, 2009-10 – First Results

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Detailed reporting from the 2008-09 Citizenship Survey may not yet be complete (in particular, the topic report on race, religion and equalities is still outstanding), but initial results from all four quarters of the 2009-10 survey were released by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Citizenship Survey, community cohesion, Department for Communities and Local Government, discrimination, integration, Ipsos-MORI, prejudice, TNS-BMRB | 1 Comment

Act of Settlement – Reform Postponed

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The UK Coalition Government appears to have quietly abandoned plans, mooted by the then Labour Prime Minister (Gordon Brown) in 2009 but also backed by the Liberal Democrats before the general election last May, to reform the Act of Settlement … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate | Tagged Act of Settlement, discrimination, monarchy, Roman Catholics | Leave a comment

The census of population (2001, 2011, 2021) is the main statistical source for non-Christian and other faiths and groups. Jews…

Very interesting

Where are the statistics for other religious groups? In addition, analysis on the differences between 1st to 3rd generation migrant…

As stated in our report, the comment was made by Nick Spencer of the think tank Theos. You could contact…

It does not seem hypocritical, to me, to hold the opinion that people's relationship with God is a personal matter…

Tag Archives: discrimination

Marginalized Christians?

Religion and Belief in Higher Education

Perceptions of Discrimination

Not Ashamed – Christianity in Britain

Equality and Human Rights Commission – New Research

Religious Equality

Citizenship Survey, 2009-10 – First Results

Act of Settlement – Reform Postponed

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