Tag Archives: The Tablet

More Census Data and Other News

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Clive D. Field

It is a matter of two quantitative steps forward and one back this week. On the upside, more religion data have been released from the 2011 census and new survey research has been commissioned for the 2013 Westminster Faith Debates. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion in public debate, Religious Census, Survey news | Tagged Catholic Directory of England and Wales, census of population, Charles Clarke, Linda Woodhead, Office for National Statistics, personal life, Peter Brierley, religious census, Roman Catholic Church, The Tablet, Tony Spencer, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | Leave a comment

Christmas and Other Themes

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Today’s ‘bumper’ round-up of religious statistical news features seven stories. Two are Christmas-themed; two summarize public attitudes to the religious dimensions of the same-sex marriage debate; two report on new research among Roman Catholics; and the last highlights reflections on … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Measuring religion, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religious Census, Survey news | Tagged Bible, Bible Society, carols, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, census of population, Christian Research, Christmas, church attendance, Church of England, churchgoing, Clive Field, Daily Telegraph, Diocese of Portsmouth, Freedom to Marry, homosexuality, ICM Research, Ipsos-MORI, Linda Woodhead, liturgy, Mail on Sunday, Missale Romanum, nativity, nativity plays, Paul Inwood, Religious Affiliation, religious festivals, religious knowledge, religious weddings, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholics, Roman Missal, same-sex marriage, Simon Walters, Survation, The Sun, The Tablet, YouGov | 1 Comment

Catholicity of Catholic Schools

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Clive D. Field

When are Catholic schools no longer Catholic? This is the question posed by Sam Adams, news reporter for the Catholic weekly The Tablet, following publication on 23 September 2011 of the Catholic Education Service for England and Wales (CESEW)’s Digest … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press | Tagged Catholic Education Service for England and Wales, Catholicity, Oona Stannard, Pastoral Research Centre, Roman Catholic schools, Sam Adams, students, teachers, The Tablet, Tony Spencer | 2 Comments

Papal Visit – More Surveys

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Clive D. Field

We recently reported (http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=517) on an opinion poll conducted in Scotland on attitudes towards the forthcoming (16-19 September) state and pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to England and Scotland. Today (4 September) two surveys conducted among representative samples of … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Act of Settlement, Caritas in Veritate, Catholic social teaching, Christian culture, Church of England, ComRes, economics, Elena Curti, environment, Faith schools, human rights, Ipsos-MORI, morality, paedophilia, papal encyclical, papal visit, Paul Woolley, Pope Benedict XVI, Queen, Richard Norman, Roman Catholic Church, Rowan Williams, sexual abuse, sexuality, state visit, The Tablet, Theos, women priests | 3 Comments

The Catholic Vote

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Clive D. Field

‘Labour would be returned for an historic fourth consecutive term with a very large majority if it were just Catholics voting at the general election on Thursday, as Labour holds a huge lead of 19 points over the Tories among … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Ipsos-MORI, politics, Robert Worcester, Roman Catholics, The Tablet, voting | Leave a comment