Author Archives: Clive D. Field

Religion, Youth and Sexuality

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘Sex and religion are generally considered uncomfortable bedfellows.’ So begins a new 24-page report which offers fascinating insights into the diversity of interactions between religion and sexuality among the young. Authored by Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip (University of Nottingham), Michael Keenan … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Andrew Kam-Tuck Yip, Buddhists, Christians, heterosexuality, Hindus, homosexuality, Jews, Michael Keenan, Muslims, Religion and Society Programme, Sarah-Jane Page, sex, sexuality, Sikhs, University of Nottingham | Leave a comment

Poppy-Burning

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

82% of the public support the prosecution of Emdadur Choudhury, the Muslims against Crusades (MAC) protestor who was this week convicted at Woolwich Crown Court of a public order offence for his ‘calculated and deliberate’ insult to Britain’s war dead … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Emdadur Choudhury, Muslims against Crusades, poppies, protests, Remembrance Day, YouGov | Leave a comment

Census Snippets

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Combined household and individual questionnaires for the 2011 population census have been dropping on doormats all week in preparation for the official enumeration date of Sunday, 27 March. They can be completed on paper or online. This will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press | Tagged advertising, Board of Deputies of British Jews, British Humanist Association, Buddhists, Census, Charedis, Church of England Newspaper, Church Times, Committee of Advertising Practice, Daily Telegraph, David Graham, Dudeism, Facebook, Federation of Irish Societies, Foundation for Holistic Spirituality, George Pitcher, heavy metal, Jedi Knights, Jewish Chronicle, Jews, Methodist Recorder, Muslim Weekly, Muslims, Network of Buddhist Organisations, Office for National Statistics, Pagan Federation, Pagans, Paul Vallely, Sikh Federation, Sikhs, Sunday Times. Theos, The Universe | 2 Comments

Lent

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Clive D. Field

It will be Ash Wednesday on 9 March, the first day of Lent in the Christian calendar, the forty-day period of fasting and penance leading up to Easter, and replicating Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert prior to … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged abstinence, Ash Wednesday, Christian festivals, Clive Field, fasting, Lent, pancakes, penance, Shrove Tuesday, YouGov | 1 Comment

Papal Visit – Final Reckoning

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Clive D. Field

A significant amount of controversy surrounded the run-up to the state and pastoral visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Scotland and England on 16-19 September 2010, although, in retrospect, the visit was deemed by many to have been a success. … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion in public debate, Research note | Tagged finance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, National Secular Society, papal visit, police, Pope Benedict XVI, Roman Catholic Church | Leave a comment

The Galliano Affair

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Some nasty commercial consequences may be in store for Christian Dior, the iconic fashion, fragrance and jewellery brand, despite its prompt sacking last week of John Galliano, its head fashion designer since 1997, who has recently been exposed as shouting … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Christian Dior, fashion, Jews, John Galliano, Sunday Times, YouGov | 1 Comment

Searchlight on Religion

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Clive D. Field

A major new source of public opinion data on religion and inter-faith relations has just become available in the form of a Populus poll for Searchlight Educational Trust. The survey is of unusual importance in terms of the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Christians, church attendance, English nationalism, extremism, force for good, freedom of speech, Hindus, importance of religion, inter-faith relations, Islam, Islamophobia, Jews, legislation, mosques, multiculturalism, Muslims, personal identity, politics, Populus, religious abuse, Religious Affiliation, religious leaders, religious prejudice, Searchlight Educational Trust, Sikhs, violence | 1 Comment

Ghostly Encounters

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Despite huge advances in science and technology, more than 11 million adult Britons claim to have experienced a ghost, according to a newly-released opinion poll commissioned by Professor Richard Wiseman of the University of Hertfordshire, and widely featured in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged ghosts, paranormal, Richard Wiseman, YouGov | 1 Comment

National Well-Being

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Clive D. Field

At the request of the Coalition Government, the Office for National Statistics is working to develop new statistical measures of national well-being, covering quality of life and environmental and sustainability issues, as well as the traditional economic performance of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Measuring religion, Official data, Religion in public debate | Tagged Office for National Statistics, well-being | 1 Comment

Theos Civil Unrest Survey

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Britain may be poised for a period of protest and civil unrest, according to a new survey by ComRes for Theos, the public theology think-tank, released on 3 March. Fieldwork was conducted online on 23-25 February 2011, among 2,003 adults … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Belief in God, British Social Attitudes Surveys, civil unrest, ComRes, direct action, higher power, Religious Affiliation, Religious Liberty, Theos | Leave a comment

Dear Paul Thank you very much indeed for your kind words. I shall continue to pursue my own personal research…

Thank you for all your hard work on this important service which will be greatly missed, but all the best…

Thank you for your diligence in unearthing broken links on the site. Regarding religious profession of prisoners, there were surveys…

1) FYI. There is an incorrect link to a spreadsheet on the page here: https://www.brin.ac.uk/figures/belief-in-britain-1939-2009/conventional-belief/belief-in-god-divinity-of-christ-and-the-resurrection/. The spreadsheet is for "Belief…

Dear Colin I am sorry that you have experienced difficulties in getting data from the site. Please go to www.brin.ac.uk/figures/churches-and-churchgoers/…

Author Archives: Clive D. Field

Religion, Youth and Sexuality

Poppy-Burning

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Lent

Papal Visit – Final Reckoning

The Galliano Affair

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