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Counting Religion in Britain, April 2020

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Clive D. Field

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 55, April 2020 features 13 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 55 April 2020 … Continue reading →

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Prayer in a Spin

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England seems to have raised a few statistical eyebrows with its confident declaration, contained in a press release on 26 March 2013, that ‘four out of five believe in the power of prayer’. The Church was seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Alex Hern, Anthony Wells, Church of England, Daily Telegraph, ICM Research, John Bingham, Linda Woodhead, New Statesman, prayer, The Sun, UK Polling Report, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | Leave a comment

Turbulent Priest?

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The nation is split down the middle about whether senior clergy should comment on political issues, according to a new survey. This follows the Archbishop of Canterbury’s guest-editorship of last week’s issue of the left-leaning New Statesman magazine, which provided … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Coalition Government, New Statesman, politics, Rowan Williams, Sunday Times, YouGov | 2 Comments