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Counting Religion in Britain, September 2017

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 24, September 2017 features 26 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 24 September 2017 OPINION POLLS Harmfulness of religion More than twice as many … Continue reading →

Counting Religion in Britain, May 2017

Posted on June 2, 2017 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 20, May 2017 features 27 new sources. It can be read in full below. Alternatively, you can download the PDF version: No 20 May 2017 OPINION POLLS Global Trends, 2017 Results from the second wave … Continue reading →

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Same-Sex Marriage and Other News

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Same-sex marriage heads BRIN’s list of six news stories today, with a fresh poll published about religious attitudes to it, just as the necessary legislation for England and Wales was clearing its final Parliamentary hurdles. Same-sex marriage The Marriage (Same Sex … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Alternative Queen's Speech, Big Society, British Institute of Public Opinion, Burka, Centreground Political Communications, charitable status, church attendance, church growth, church membership, Church of England, Church of England Newspaper, Conservative MPs, Dave Ruston, face coverings, Faith in Research, Gallup Poll, Henry Durant, Islamophobia, James Noyes, legislation, Linda Woodhead, Lord Ashcroft, Mark Roodhouse, Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill, ministers, Muslims, opinion polls, Peter Brierley, Phillip Blond, Populus, religious institutions, Research by Design, ResPublica, Resurgo Social Ventures, same-sex marriage, social action, Social Capital, Twentieth Century British History, volunteering, YouGov | Leave a comment

Respect for Clergy and Other News

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith some news stories about British religious statistics which have come to hand during the past fortnight; they are arranged in order of release date. Evangelicals and Money Evangelical Christians are not immune from the economic downturn, with 15% feeling … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Angus Reid Public Opinion, Archbishop of Canterbury, Canada, Christian Research, Church of England, clergy, ComRes, Cpanel, English Heritage, Evangelical Alliance, evangelicals, freedom of expression, heritage, Innocence of Muslims, Islamophobia, ministers, money, Newman Demographic Survey, Pastoral Research Centre, places of worship, priests, professions, Resonate, respect, Roman Catholic Church, Rowan Williams, tolerance, United States of America, women bishops | 1 Comment

UK Church Statistics, 2005-15

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The indefatigable Dr Peter Brierley has done it again! For almost 40 years he has towered over the UK religious statistical scene, authoring a series of influential books and reports aimed at specialist and generalist audiences. Now we must salute … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Brierley Consultancy, church members, churches, congregations, ministers, Peter Brierley, UK Church Statistics | 5 Comments

Naughty Vicar Syndrome

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Local clergy come a close second to politicians in meriting media exposure for cheating on their spouse, according to a new survey commissioned by The Sunday Times in the wake of the controversy surrounding superinjunctions and the freedom of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged clergy, infidelity, media, ministers, press, Sunday Times, unfaithfulness, YouGov | 2 Comments

Angus Reid Public Opinion Round-Up

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Clive D. Field

Angus Reid Public Opinion (ARPO, formerly Angus Reid Strategies) is the Vancouver-based public affairs practice of Vision Critical and conducts online surveys. It was originally founded in 2006 by Dr Angus Reid, a Canadian sociologist with four decades of experience … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Angus Reid Public Opinion, Burka, burqa, Canada, clergy, Creationism, evolution, Halloween, hijab, Islam, Islamophobia, minarets, ministers, mosques, Muslims, niqab, origins of life, paganism, priests, religious dress, Springboard UK, Switzerland, United States of America, witchcraft | Leave a comment

Trust in the Clergy

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Clive D. Field

How trustworthy are the clergy, both absolutely and in relation to other professionals? Several opinion poll companies have tried to answer this question over the years, including Ipsos MORI, which has data on the extent to which Britons trust the … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged clergy, GfK Custom Research, Ipsos-MORI, ministers, professionals, trust, Wall Street Journal Europe | Leave a comment

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