Category Archives: Religion in public debate

British Social Attitudes, 2013

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Results have recently started to emerge from the 2013 British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey, although it will still be some time before the full dataset is available at the UK Data Archive. Meanwhile, the best available source for rather … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged British Social Attitudes Survey, Britishness, Christian, church attendance, Immigration, inter-faith marriage, Islamophobia, Muslims, NatCen Social Research, religion of upbringing, Religious Affiliation, truly British | 1 Comment

More Trojan Horse Polling

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Trojan horse plot (1) For the second week running, YouGov was commissioned by The Sunday Times to investigate public opinion surrounding issues raised by the so-called ‘Trojan horse’ plot, whereby Muslim hardliners were alleged to have been trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Birmingham, British Future, Faith schools, Islamophobia, Muslims, Observer, Opinium Research, Populus, refugees, religious extremism, Scottish independence, state schools, Sunday Times, Trojan Horse plot, YouGov | Leave a comment

Trojan Horse Plot and Other News

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Trojan horse plot Two-thirds of the British public think there is substance behind the allegations of a ‘Trojan horse’ plot whereby hardline Muslim groups have attempted to take over certain schools in Birmingham. However, opinion is divided about where … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Historical studies, News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Rites of Passage, Survey news | Tagged BBC, Birmingham, charitable giving, Christian country, ComRes, Islamophobia, marriages, Methodist Church, Muslims, Office for National Statistics, places of worship, schools, Sunday Times, Trojan Horse plot, YouGov | Leave a comment

Personal Values and Other News

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Personal values Religion is not regarded as a particularly important value either in the UK or in the European Union (EU) generally, according to newly-released data from Special Eurobarometer 415, which was undertaken in March 2014 as wave 81.2 … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged armed forces, Centre for Church Growth Research, Christian Institute, Christianity, church membership, Church of England, ComRes, David Cameron, Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union, Faith in Research conference, Islam, Michael Camp, Ministry of Defence, National Society, Peter Brierley, Religious Affiliation, same-sex marriage, school chaplaincy, Sunday shopping, Sunday trading, The Times, TNS UK, values, Western civilization, women bishops, YouGov | Leave a comment

Early May News Round-Up

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Ritually-slaughtered meat A renewed spate of media reports about supermarkets and restaurants selling their customers halal products without clearly labelling them as such has prompted The Sun to commission YouGov to run another survey of public opinion on the … Continue reading →

Posted in People news, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged 4Ramadan, adhan, Boko Haram, call to prayer, Channel 4, ethnic minorities, Financial Times, Islamism, Linda Woodhead, meat labelling, Muslims, Nigeria, On Religion, Policy Exchange, Populus, religious slaughter, Rishi Sunak, Saratha Rajeswaran, The Sun, voting intentions, YouGov | Leave a comment

Religious Irreligious and Other News

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Religious irreligious New research from OnePoll has found that 76% of people in the UK do not regard themselves as religious but many of them still exhibit signs of religiosity. The study was conducted online among 1,000 adults aged … Continue reading →

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Christian Country and Other News

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Christian country? The recent public and media debate about whether Britain is a Christian country or not, sparked by Prime Minister David Cameron’s comments before Easter, rumbles on. It has gained added impetus through Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg … Continue reading →

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Christian affiliation in Britain

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Ben Clements

Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent pronouncements on the role and status of Christianity in Britain have stimulated public debate, quickly receiving both supporting and dissenting remarks from representatives of faith groups and secular organisations and from media commentators. Pollsters have … Continue reading →

Posted in Measuring religion, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged British Election Study, British Social Attitudes Survey, European Social Survey, European Values Study, opinion polls, Religious Affiliation, Religious Statistics, YouGov | 1 Comment

Easter Round-Up

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Clive D. Field

Children’s Easter knowledge The Bible Society announced on 17 April 2014 that it had launched a five-day Bible Bedtime Challenge app as an Easter poll showed that children can confuse the Bible with fairy tales and fables. It commissioned … Continue reading →

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