Author Archives: Clive D. Field

Papal Visit Anniversary

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Seven-tenths of the British public can still recall Pope Benedict XVI’s state and pastoral visit to Scotland and England, which took place from 16 to 19 September 2010, but fewer than one-third consider that his presence here was good for … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged aggressive secularism, Catholic Communications Network, child sex abuse, family values, force for good, God, morals, Opinion Research Business, papal visit, political correctness, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church, schools, self-assessed religiosity, self-assessed spirituality, spiritual values | 3 Comments

Christmas Starts with Christ

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

It is a well-known fact that for retailers and their prospective customers Christmas starts in August, but even the Churches, it seems, have to gear up early for the festive season, with ChurchAds.Net having recently launched its 2011 Christmas advertising … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged advertising, Christmas, ChurchAds.Net, Churches Advertising Network, ComRes, Jesus Christ, religious festivals | Leave a comment

21st Century Evangelicals – The Sequel

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The UK’s evangelical Christians are far more likely to be active in their communities than the average person, according to a new report from the Evangelical Alliance – Does Belief Touch Society? – published on 5 September. Hard copies can … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Survey news | Tagged Afghanistan, Alternative Vote, charity trustees, Christian Research, civic participation, cross, crucifixion, death, Easter, Evangelical Alliance, evangelicals, everlasting life, God, Good Friday, Iraq, Jesus Christ, judgment, Lent, Libya, local councillors, magistrates, marriage, political parties, politics, religious festivals, Resurrection, same-sex partnerships, school governors, trade unions, voting | 1 Comment

YouGov@Cambridge on Religion

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Clive D. Field

On 30 April last, we reported on the virtual launch of YouGov@Cambridge (a collaboration between pollsters YouGov and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Politics and International Studies) and on the interim results from the first annual YouGov@Cambridge census of British … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged bigotry, children, church, church attendance, conflict, decline, force for good, God, higher spiritual power, intolerance, misery, organized religion, politics, prayer, Religious Affiliation, science, self-assessed religiosity, University of Cambridge Department of Politics and International Studies, upbringing, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge | 8 Comments

Restructuring at Christian Research

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Benita Hewitt, Director of Christian Research for the past four years and formerly involved in commercial market research since 1980, has been made redundant by her employer, the Bible Society, with effect from the end of August 2011. A brief … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations | Tagged Baptist Times, Benita Hewitt, Bible Society, Christian Research, Stuart Rivers | 2 Comments

Scottish Social Attitudes Discrimination Module

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The level of religious prejudice in Scotland in 2010 was much the same as in 2006, notwithstanding significant legislative and other activities to counter it by both the UK and Scottish Governments during the intervening years. Moreover, Scottish attitudes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Official data, Survey news | Tagged acquaintances, banks, Christians, crucifixes, discrimination, employment, Equality and Human Rights Commission (Scotland), headscarves, Hindus, identity, Islamophobia, Jews, John Curtice, marriage, Muslims, primary school teachers, Rachel Ormston, relationships, religious dress, religious prejudice, ScotCen, Scotland, Scottish Centre for Social Research, Scottish Government, Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, Sikhs, Susan McConville, Susan Reid, turbans, veils | Leave a comment

Collective Worship in Schools

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

New research for the BBC indicates that the law requiring a daily act of collective worship in state-maintained schools in England appears to be widely ignored and to command relatively limited public support. The obligation was originally laid down by … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged BBC, British Broadcasting Corporation, collective worship, ComRes, parents, religious education, state-maintained schools | Leave a comment

9/11 – Ten Years On

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Today is the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the terror attacks on the United States, usually credited to al-Qaeda, in which almost 3,000 people perished. The legacy of that day continues to be felt in numerous ways, including – in Britain … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged 9/11, al-Qaeda, Islam, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamophobia, Libya, loyalty, Muslims, security services, Sunday Times, terrorism, Western liberal democracy, YouGov | 1 Comment

English Baccalaureate and Faith Schools

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Clive D. Field

A Government press release on 31 August trumpeted that its controversial introduction of the English Baccalaureate (or eBacc) has had an immediate impact on reversing the historic decline in pupils taking ‘traditional’ or more ‘academic’ GCSE subjects. And nowhere does … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Department for Education, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Faith schools, GCSEs, General Certificate of Secondary Education, NatCen, National Centre for Social Research, religious education, religious studies, Sam Clemens | Leave a comment

Taking Part, 2010-11

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Clive D. Field

My colleague Siobhan McAndrew introduced BRIN users to the Taking Part surveys in her post on 12 April 2010. See: http://www.brin.ac.uk/news/?p=172 These studies have been running continuously in England since 2005, with fieldwork by TNS-BMRB on behalf of the Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged culture, Department for Culture Media and Sport, heritage, leisure, Religious Affiliation, Religious Practice, sport, Taking Part, TNS-BMRB | Leave a comment

Author Archives: Clive D. Field

Papal Visit Anniversary

Christmas Starts with Christ

YouGov@Cambridge on Religion

Restructuring at Christian Research

Collective Worship in Schools

9/11 – Ten Years On

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