Category Archives: Survey news

Death and Dying in Eastern England

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Clive D. Field

People of faith are marginally more likely to be comfortable discussing death in general and their own death in particular than those without a religion, and they are also rather more likely to have made end-of-life plans. However, the differences … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged death, dying, end of life, Ipsos-MORI, NHS East of England | 2 Comments

Influence of the Bible

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Clive D. Field

In this special year of celebration (the quatercentenary of the Authorized or King James Version), a slim majority (54%) of Britons think the Bible is an important book, even though nearly seven in eight of them freely admit that they … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Bible, Bible Society, biblical literacy, British history, classical music, ComRes, English literature, everyday phrases, politics, visual arts | 3 Comments

Ipsos Global @dvisor Surveys Religion

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Forced to choose, no fewer than 71% of Britons contend that ‘religious beliefs promote intolerance, exacerbate ethnic divisions, and impede social progress in developing and developed nations alike’. Only 29% say the polar opposite, that ‘religion provides the common values … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged afterlife, Creationism, evolution, force for good, force for ill, God, heaven, hell, Ipsos Global @dvisor, life after death, Munk Debates on Religion, origins of human life, reincarnation, Reuters News, supreme being | 1 Comment

Public Attitudes to Science

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Although not anti-science, people with a more religious or spiritual outlook on life are disproportionately more likely to highlight the limitations of science and to express reservations about the intentions of scientists. They are also the least convinced of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Creationism, Department for Business, evolution, faith, God, importance of religion, Innovation & Skills, Ipsos-MORI, origins of life on earth, purpose of life, science | 3 Comments

Amending the Act of Settlement

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Last Friday’s royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, has rekindled public debate on Britain’s monarchical succession laws. Attention has mostly focused on the primogeniture rule, a throw-back to feudal times, whereby … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Act of Settlement, anti-Catholicism, law of succession, monarchy, Roman Catholics, royals, Sunday Times, YouGov | 2 Comments

Doing God in Politics

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Clive D. Field

‘We don’t do God’ was a famous intervention by Alastair Campbell, press secretary to former Prime Minister Tony Blair, when trying to protect his boss from an interviewer’s questioning about Blair’s Christian beliefs. That separation of religion and politics is … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Alastair Campbell, doing God, Policy Exchange, politics, religious faith, Tony Blair, values, YouGov | Leave a comment

YouGov@Cambridge Launched

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Last Thursday (28 April) marked the virtual launch of YouGov@Cambridge, a new research forum representing a collaboration between online pollsters YouGov and the University of Cambridge’s Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). YouGov@Cambridge, directed by Dr Joel Faulkner Rogers, aims … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Afghanistan, Aliens, blasphemy, Britishness, Church of England, Islam, Islamic extremism, Islamophobia, Jesus Christ, Joel Faulkner Rogers, monarchy, politics, Religious change, religious tolerance, Second Coming, St Paul's Cathedral, Supreme Governor, University of Cambridge Department of Politics and International Studies, violence, YouGov, YouGov@Cambridge | 1 Comment

By George!

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Today, 23 April, is St George’s Day, the traditionally accepted date of his Christian martyrdom in the fourth century AD. This remains the case in most diaries, even though the Anglican and Roman Catholic calendars have moved the English national … Continue reading →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged ComRes, John Sentamu, OnePoll, Opinium Research, patron saints, Premier Christian Media, St George, St George's Day, This England | Leave a comment

Threats to the European Union

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Islamist terrorism is viewed as the second greatest threat to the European Union (EU) over the next few years, according to a five-nation European poll conducted online by ICM Research for The Guardian between 24 February and 8 March 2011. … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged European Union, ICM Research, Islamist terrorism, The Guardian | 1 Comment

Church Buildings Surveyed

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The National Churches Trust (NCT, formerly the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, established in 1953) has today published a 72-page report on its survey of the UK’s estimated 47,000 places of Christian worship. The study was conducted between 16 April and 28 … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged churches, local communities, McKinsey, National Churches Trust, places of worship | Leave a comment

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