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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2017
Counting Religion in Britain, No. 27, December 2017 features 24 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 27 December 2017 OPINION POLLS Perils of perception The latest Ipsos global Perils of … Continue reading →
Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious beliefs, religious festivals, Religious prejudice, Survey news
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Tagged Aliens, Bertelsmann Foundation, Centre for Theology and Community, charities, Charity Financials, Christmas cards, Christmas carols, church attendance, church growth, church membership, Church of England, Classic FM, clergy, Community Life Survey, discrimination, disestablishment, education, entrance fees, Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Gallup International Association, ghosts, God, heaven, hell, History Channel, House of Lords, importance of religion, Ipsos, Ipsos-MORI, ISIS, Islamic State, Islamophobia, Jesus Christ, jihadists, John Wolffe, Journal of Beliefs and Values, Journal of Religious History, Leslie Francis, London, Mail on Sunday, Muslims, National Secular Society, OnePoll, Opinium Research, ORB International, paranormal, Perils of Perception, Peter Brierley, places of worship, politics, Pope Francis, Religious diversity, religious festivals, Sara Slinn, secularization, Sunday Post, Survation, Tania ap Sion, The Times, Tim Thorlby, TNS UK, trade unions, UFOs, Understanding Society, unidentified flying objects, Unite, Ursula McKenna, values, Yasemin El-Menouar, YouGov, young people
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Counting Religion in Britain, August 2017
Counting Religion in Britain, No. 23, August 2017 features 27 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 23 August 2017 OPINION POLLS Personal values Asked to select their three most … Continue reading →
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Tagged anti-Catholicism, Anti-Semitism, Antisemitism Barometer, Archbishop of Canterbury, BDRC Continental, Ben Clements, black and minority ethnic persons, BMEs, Brexit, Brian Grim, Brierley Consultancy, British Election Study Internet Panel, British Journal of Religious Education, Campaign against Antisemitism, chaplaincy, Christian England, church attendance, Church of England, communication with the dead, community role, Cornwall, Daniel Loss, Donald Trump, Ecclesiastical Insurance, equality legislation, Eurobarometer, European Union, examination results, FutureFirst, GCE A Levels, GCSE O Levels, Gemma Penny, gender pay gap, GfK, Gina Zurlo, high executive positions, House of Lords, Humanists UK, Immigration, importance of religion, integration, international threats, Islamic State, James Tilley, Jewish Leadership Council, Jews, Joint Council for Qualifications, Journal of British Studies, Journal of Modern History, Justin Welby, Kantar Public UK, Keith Kahn-Harris, Kingsley Purdam, Leslie Francis, majority-Muslim countries, marriages, mental health problems, Methodists, Mind, Miriam Elizabeth Burstein, Nasar Meer, National Church Institutions, National Health Service, Nazila Ghanea, Non-Religious Pastoral Support Network, Norfolk, Offender Management Statistics, omens, OnePoll, pastoral support, Paul Weller, Peter Brierley, Pew Global Attitudes Survey, Pew Research Center, places of worship, political correctness, politics, Politics Religion and Ideology, Populus, prayer, prisoners, Protestants, psychics, Reformation, Registrar General, Religious Affiliation, religious differences, Religious discrimination, Religious diversity, religious education, religious prejudice, religious studies, Roman Catholics, salvation by faith, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Scotland, Scottish church census, Scottish Reformation Society, secularization, Simon Johnson, strong religious beliefs, Survation, Swiss Metadatabase of Religious Affiliation in Europe, Tania ap Sion, The Bulwark, Theos, Todd Johnson, United States, Ursula McKenna, values, Vegard Skirbekk, VisitEngland, visitor attractions, voting, Western Europe, work, Yearbook of International Religious Demography, YouGov, Young People’s Attitudes to Religious Diversity Project
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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2016
Counting Religion in Britain, No. 15, December 2016 features 37 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: no-15-december-2016 OPINION POLLS Importance of Christmas More than nine in ten Britons celebrate Christmas, … Continue reading →
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Counting Religion in Britain, December 2015
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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Counting Religion in Britain, October 2015
We are pleased to announce that the migration of the British Religion in Numbers (BRIN) website to its new platform has now taken place, and we are in a position to recommence posting of content to the site. We wish … Continue reading →
Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religious beliefs, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Survey news
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A Baker’s Dozen of Religious Statistics
Civil and religious marriages A press release from the University of Oxford on 21 July 2015 highlighted the relentless decline in the number of marriages in England and Wales which are legally solemnized in religious ceremonies. They now account … Continue reading →
Posted in Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religious Census, Religious prejudice, Survey news
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Tagged air strikes, Anti-Semitism, babies, BBC, British Humanist Association, Church of England, Community Security Trust, ComRes, Daily Mail, Eurobarometer, European Union, finance, flag, Gareth Longden, ground troops, humanists, importance of religion, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Iraq, Islamic State, Jewish Leadership Council, Jewish social care, Jews, John Haskey, Jonathan Boyd, Katherine Sissons, marriages, ministerial stress, Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network, Oasis UK, ORB International, Religious Affiliation, religious broadcasting, religious census, Science Religion and Culture, sexual orientation, Syria, TNS, values, YouGov
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General Election Voting and Other News
How religious groups actually voted BRIN has covered several surveys which sought to ascertain how members of faith groups intended to vote in the UK general election of 7 May 2015. Thanks to Lord Ashcroft, we now have some … Continue reading →
Posted in Ministry studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news
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Tagged British Election Study, CAFOD, church growth, Church of England, Church Times, climate change, Eurobarometer, general election, honesty, Linda Woodhead, Lord Ashcroft, Methodist MPs, Methodist Recorder, North East England, Opinium Research, religious extremism, religious leaders, Roman Catholics, self-supporting ministry, The Observer, The Tablet, TNS UK, voting, YouGov
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Quantiphobia and Other News
Quantiphobia Quantiphobia – the fear or suspicion of statistics – surfaces among religious leaders from time to time, and, of course, has some biblical foundation in David’s alleged sin in numbering the Israelites (2 Sam. 24:1-25, 1 Chron. 21:1-30). … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anthony Christopher, Boko Haram, British Empire, canonizations, census of population, charitable donations, Christmas, Church Commissioners, Church Times, City AM, Edward Dowler, Eurobarometer, European Union, Islamic State, Islamism, Journal of Religious History, Office for National Statistics, Opinium Research, Pope John Paul II, Pope John XXIII, quantiphobia, Religious Affiliation, religious festivals, Roman Catholic Church, Salvation Army, TNS UK, traditions, values
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Baroness Warsi’s Resignation and Other News
Baroness Warsi’s resignation Last Tuesday (5 August 2014), Baroness Sayeeda Warsi resigned from Britain’s coalition government in protest at its response to the crisis in Gaza arising from the latest round of conflict between Israel and Hamas. She had … Continue reading →
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Tagged Board of Deputies of British Jews, Daniel Vulkan, Eurobarometer, European Union, feeling of community, Gaza, ICM Research, Israelis, Jews, Palestinians, Retail Week, Sayeeda Warsi, Scotland, Steve Bruce, Sunday Times, Sunday trading, TNS, values, YouGov
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Personal Values and Other News
Personal values Religion is not regarded as a particularly important value either in the UK or in the European Union (EU) generally, according to newly-released data from Special Eurobarometer 415, which was undertaken in March 2014 as wave 81.2 … Continue reading →
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Tagged armed forces, Centre for Church Growth Research, Christian Institute, Christianity, church membership, Church of England, ComRes, David Cameron, Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union, Faith in Research conference, Islam, Michael Camp, Ministry of Defence, National Society, Peter Brierley, Religious Affiliation, same-sex marriage, school chaplaincy, Sunday shopping, Sunday trading, The Times, TNS UK, values, Western civilization, women bishops, YouGov
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