Tag Archives: public life

YouGov’s Religion Barometer

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Clive D. Field

Twice as many adults think that Britain today is too secular as deem it too religious, but just over one-half believe that religion in Britain is in terminal decline and that religion in general is more often a cause of … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Church of England, councils, critical guidance, evil, God, good, Great Britain, prayers, public life, Religion, religious society, secular society, Sunday Times, terminal decline, YouGov | Leave a comment

Census Christians

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Clive D. Field

‘UK residents who think of themselves as Christian show very low levels of Christian belief and practice’ and ‘are overwhelmingly secular in their attitudes on a range of issues from gay rights to religion in public life’, according to research … Continue reading →

Posted in Attitudes towards Religion, church attendance, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged abortion, assisted suicide, Bible, Bishops, Census, Christians, Church and State, churchgoing, collective worship, Creationism, Daily Telegraph, Ekklesia, extra-marital sex, Faith schools, God, heaven, hell, homosexuality, hospital chaplaincy, House of Lords, Ipsos-MORI, Jesus Christ, morality, National Secular Society, official religion, prayer, public life, Religious Affiliation, religious education, Resurrection, Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science (UK), schools, self-assessed religiosity, state religion | 3 Comments

Marginalized Christians?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Clive D. Field

The All Party Parliamentary Group ‘Christians in Parliament’, chaired by Conservative MP Gary Streeter, is currently conducting the ‘Clearing the Ground’ inquiry, which seeks to establish whether changes to the law and recent court decisions have adversely affected Christian freedoms … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Christianity, Christians in Parliament, Clearing the Ground, ComRes, Cpanel, discrimination, marginalization, Premier Christian Media Trust, public life | 1 Comment