Category Archives: News from religious organisations

LGBT Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Government’s public consultation on ‘equal civil marriage’, which closes this Thursday (14 June 2012), continues to excite controversy. According to today’s The Times, there have already been more than 100,000 formal responses. Much of the opposition to these proposals … Continue reading →

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Diamond Jubilation

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Her Majesty the Queen’s diamond jubilee weekend celebrations are now past. They seem to have resonated with a majority of the British public, but how many, one wonders, stopped to think about the meaning and origins of the word ‘jubilee’? … Continue reading →

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Women in Jewish Leadership

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Women are underrepresented in the leadership of the Jewish community in the UK, and there is strong (83%) grass-roots support for action to address the shortfall, including 56% backing for the setting of targets and 35% for the introduction of … Continue reading →

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Anglican Church Growth Research

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England announced on 21 May 2012 the appointment of three research teams to undertake an 18-month programme on Anglican church growth. BRIN featured the invitation to tender in our post on 13 January 2012. The programme is … Continue reading →

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Religious Education in Scottish Schools

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Scottish schools are failing to make parents aware of their statutory rights concerning religious and moral education and religious observance, according to new research by YouGov for the Humanist Society Scotland, and published on 30 April 2012. One thousand Scottish … Continue reading →

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Online Mission

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Many UK Christians view the internet as a mission field, and are already exploiting its potential in that regard. This is according to an online poll of 703 of them conducted during February and March 2012 and published on 24 … Continue reading →

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Eastertide Anglican News

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England issued two statistics-related press releases in the run-up to Easter, the first (on 3 April 2012) concerning the 2011 headline mission statistics for its cathedrals under the heading ‘Cathedral Attendance Statistics Enjoy over a Decade of … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Jewish Community Statistics, 2010

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Britain’s Jewish community, long in decline, may ‘very probably’ be experiencing natural increase, and much of this growth may be due to Strictly Orthodox Jews, who now (conservatively) account for more than two-fifths of Jewish births. This is according to … Continue reading →

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Faith on the Move

Posted on March 10, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Migrants is an ambitious new study from the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project, funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. Prepared by the Pew Research Center’s Forum … Continue reading →

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Occupy London Eviction

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Clive D. Field

56% of British Christians believe that the anti-capitalist Occupy London protestors at St Paul’s Cathedral should not have been evicted by police and bailiffs, according to a poll from the Bible Society. 29% backed their removal, with 15% unsure what … Continue reading →

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