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Tag Archives: patron saints
Christian Country and Other News
Christian country? The recent public and media debate about whether Britain is a Christian country or not, sparked by Prime Minister David Cameron’s comments before Easter, rumbles on. It has gained added impetus through Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news
Tagged 1970 British Cohort Study, changing religion, Channel 5, Christian country, church attendance, conflict, David Cameron, football, God, ICM Research, intolerance, John Paul II, life after death, Michael Lipka, patron saints, practising Christians, Religious Affiliation, religious freedom, science, St George's Day, Sunday Telegraph, The Leadership Factor, TNS-BMRB, Warren United, YouGov
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St Andrew’s Day and Other News
Today is St Andrew’s Day, as you might have noticed from the latest and attractive ‘Google doodle’. However, their patron saint’s day is not going to be much celebrated by Scots, according to the first of nine reports in today’s … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, People news, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Religious Census, Survey news
Tagged Bishops, Brierley Consultancy, British Social Attitudes Survey, census of population, church attendance, church growth, Church of England, Co-op Bank, David Voas, English Baccalaureate, George Carey, Greater London, John Hayward, Journal of Beliefs & Values, Leslie Francis, London City Mission, Mandy Robbins, mathematical modelling, Michael Whinney, National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, NATRE, Norwich, Office for National Statistics, patron saints, Paul Flowers, Peter Brierley, pyschological type profiling, Religious Affiliation, religious education, rural religion, schools, Scotland, St Andrew's Day, Sunday Times, The Conversation, urban religion, YouGov
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From St George to Prince George
Prince George and St George both feature in today’s round-up of religious statistical news, which contains five items. Prince George’s christening The private christening ceremony for His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, which took place yesterday (23 October 2013), … Continue reading
Posted in Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Rites of Passage, Survey news
Tagged baptism, BBC, British Future, christening, Church of England, clergy, ComRes, Englishness, face coverings, Faith in the World Week, ICM Research, Islamophobia, loneliness, ministry, Muslims, niqab, patron saints, Peter Brierley, Prince George of Cambridge, religious dress, religious faith, rites of passage, Sky News, St George, Survation, veils, women, YouGov
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Profile of Anglicans and Other News
Today’s mix of religious statistical news stories includes a segmentation analysis of self-identifying Anglicans, support for St George’s Day as a public holiday, the faith of undergraduates, and an updated interactive gateway to important serial survey data covering religion in … Continue reading
Posted in church attendance, Religion and Ethnicity, Survey news
Tagged Anglicans, Bernard Silverman, Cardiff University, CCESD Information System, Centre for Comparative European Survey Data, Christianity, Church of England, Church Times, Institute for Public Policy Research, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Kristin Aune, Linda Woodhead, London Metropolitan University, Mathew Guest, patron saints, public holidays, Rob Warner, Sonya Sharma, St George's Day, undergraduate students, University of Edinburgh, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov
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Channel 4 Britishness Poll
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
By George!
Today, 23 April, is St George’s Day, the traditionally accepted date of his Christian martyrdom in the fourth century AD. This remains the case in most diaries, even though the Anglican and Roman Catholic calendars have moved the English national … Continue reading
Posted in Survey news
Tagged ComRes, John Sentamu, OnePoll, Opinium Research, patron saints, Premier Christian Media, St George, St George's Day, This England
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