Tag Archives: ComRes

Rating Rowan Williams and Other New Sources

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Clive D. Field

There follows a round-up of British religious statistics published between 26 and 28 September 2012, arranged in order of their date of release. Additionally, it should be noted that, although the Office for National Statistics issued a statistical bulletin on … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Arab Spring, Archbishop of Canterbury, BBC Local Radio, Ben Clements, British Social Attitudes Survey, Church of England, ComRes, cultural boycott, democracy, English Baccalaureate, GCSEs, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, Islamophobia, Israel, Jewish Chronicle, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Muslim world, National Association of Teachers of Religious Education, religious education, religious groups, Rowan Williams, schools, The Guardian, United States, violence, West, YouGov | 1 Comment

September Snippets

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith the headlines from five new sources of British religious statistics, arranged in order of their date of release: Creationism versus Evolution Whereas 51% of Americans still believe that God created human beings in their present form within the last … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Official data, Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Angus Reid Public Opinion, BBC Local Radio, Canada, Church of England, church weddings, ComRes, Creationism, David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Evening Standard, evolution, God, hate crimes, Home Office, human beings, Ipsos-MORI, man of faith, marriage, police, politics, United States of America, women bishops, www.yourchurchwedding.org | 1 Comment

Summer Shorts

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Herewith a round-up of some recently-published religious statistics which may be of interest to BRIN readers: Religious Affiliation Asked whether they consider themselves to be a member of any religious group, 56% of adults reply Christian, 6% some other religion, … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged charitable giving, Coalition for Marriage, Coalition Government, ComRes, Conservative Party, Cpanel, examinations, GCSE, General Certificate of Secondary Education, Insight PA, Joint Council for Qualifications, JustGiving, Liberal Democrat Party, luck, OnePoll, Populus, Religious Affiliation, religious studies, same-sex marriage, superstitions, voting | Leave a comment

Resonate Online Panel

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Christian Research’s new online panel, called Resonate, is now up and running and open for business, according to a letter which accompanies the latest mailing to Christian Research members. Based on two recent online surveys, ‘over 5,000 respondents agreed to … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Christian Research, ComRes, Cpanel, Evangelical Alliance, online research panels, Resonate, YouGov | Leave a comment

Archbishop of Canterbury

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Clive D. Field

There was some moderately cheering news this week for the members of the Crown Nominations Commission who are charged with coming up with a preferred name of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, in succession to Rowan Williams. According to a … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Anglican Communion, Archbishop of Canterbury, Church of England, ComRes, Cpanel, James Jones, John Sentamu, Premier Christian Radio, Richard Chartres, Tom Wright | Leave a comment

Women Bishops

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England’s General Synod may have passed an adjournment motion last Monday, to send the draft Bishops and Priests (Consecration and Ordination of Women) Measure back for further episcopal review, but a majority of the general public seem … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Bible Society, Christian Research, Church of England, ComRes, Forward in Faith, sexism, women bishops, YouGov | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Catholic Voices, ComRes, government, places of worship, same-sex marriage, sexual orientation | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Survey news | Tagged Bible, Bible Society, ComRes, diamond jubilee, jubilee, religious knowledge | 1 Comment

Recent ComRes Polls

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Clive D. Field

This post summarizes findings from three recent ComRes polls of the general public aged 18 and over and which have touched on religious issues. Defender of the Faith Pretty strong numerical support for the continuation of the faith links of … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged BBC, Church and State, Church of England, ComRes, Defender of the Faith, Dying Matters Coalition, God, monarchy, origins of the universe, Premier Christian Radio, Prince Charles, Queen, Supreme Governor, topics of conversation | Leave a comment

Children and Pornography

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Today’s Daily Mail reports that the Government may be back-tracking, on civil liberties grounds, on its commitments to introduce tough measures to protect children from access to online pornography, which would entail explicit requirements to opt into adult content. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged children, Christianity, churches, ComRes, Cpanel, government, internet, ISPs, pornography, Premier Christian Media Trust, reading, sex, television, watershed | Leave a comment

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