Category Archives: Religion in public debate

Roman Catholics’ Attitudes Towards Homosexuality

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Ben Clements

There has been some media coverage of the deliberations of the Roman Catholic Church at its Extraordinary Synod on the Family held in Rome earlier this month, including in a recent BRIN post. The issue of the Catholic Church’s position on homosexuality … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, Religion in public debate, Research note | Tagged British Social Attitudes Surveys, Gallup, gay rights, gays, homosexuality, homosexuals, Pope Benedict XVI, Religious Affiliation, religious belonging, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholics, same-sex marriage, same-sex relationships, Social Surveys, Survey Data | Leave a comment

Anglican Clergy Poll and Other News

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Anglican clergy poll As anticipated in our post of 12 October 2014, the complete results of the YouGov survey of Anglican clergy were published on 23 October. The poll was designed by Professor Linda Woodhead and commissioned on behalf … Continue reading →

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The British Election Study 2015: Religious affiliation and attitudes

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Ben Clements

This second post, based on analysis of the British Election Study (BES) 2015, looks at selected attitudes of religious groups in Britain. Two waves of panel data (conducted in, respectively, February-March 2014 and April-June 2014) have so far been made … Continue reading →

Posted in Measuring religion, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Research note, Survey news | Tagged 2005 Election, 2010 Election, British Election Studies, British Election Study 2015, equality, gay rights, gender equality, lesbian gay and bisexual people, Political Attitudes, political parties, racial equality, Religious Affiliation, religious belonging, Survey Data, voting, Voting Behaviour, voting intention | 1 Comment

Clergy Voices and Other News

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Clergy voices A majority (54%) of Anglican clergy thinks the Church of England should retain its current established status, seemingly without modification, according to the first results from a YouGov survey commissioned by Professor Linda Woodhead of Lancaster University … Continue reading →

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Religion and Attitudes Towards Faith Schools

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Ben Clements

The expansion of faith schools in recent years, as part of a broader parental choice and diversity of provision agenda in state-sector education, has been a prominent and divisive issue, both within religious traditions and between religious and secular lobbies. … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Research note, Survey news, Uncategorized | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, education, Faith schools, Religion, Religion and Politics, religious attendance, religious belonging, self-assessed religiosity, Survey Data | Leave a comment

Scottish Independence and Other News

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Scottish independence The referendum on Scottish independence is now behind us (it was held on 18 September 2014), and we know that a majority of residents of Scotland has voted to remain in the United Kingdom. The referendum campaign … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged abortion, Ben Clements, Bible, Charity Brand Index, Christmas Starts with Christ, Church and State, Church of England, Clive Field, ComRes, David Voas, establishment, Harris Interactive, homosexuality, Iraq, Islamic State, ITV News, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Lord Ashcroft Polls, Populus, Roman Catholics, Scotland, Scottish independence referendum, Sunday Times, Syria, Third Sector Research, YouGov | Leave a comment

Islamic State and Other News

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Islamic State According to opinion polling published in the past week, the British public is becoming uneasy about the advances being made by the armed forces of the Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS) in northern Iraq, its … Continue reading →

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Women in the Church and Other News

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Women in the Church Prompted by the recent debate (and decisive vote) about women bishops in the Church of England’s General Synod, Opinium Research resolved to test public opinion about several facets of the role of women in the … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Ashers Baking Company, Bishops, British Future, British values, Christian businesses, Christian Institute, Church of England, ComRes, disestablishment, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, gender equality, ICM Research, ITV News, Opinium Research, ordination of women, priests, respect for religion and beliefs, Roman Catholic Church, same-sex marriage | 2 Comments

Mid-Summer Miscellany

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Burka The burka (and thus Islam) has been in the news again during the past week, partly because the European Court of Human Rights has upheld France’s ban on wearing the full face-veil in public (a similar ban also … Continue reading →

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Recent Journal Articles and Other News

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Clive D. Field

As well as carrying the usual miscellany of news, this post reports on a selection of recent articles in academic journals which may be of interest to BRIN users. We give a URL for each, in line with our standard … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Religion in public debate

Anglican Clergy Poll and Other News

The British Election Study 2015: Religious affiliation and attitudes

Scottish Independence and Other News

Islamic State and Other News

Women in the Church and Other News

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