Counting Religion in Britain, April 2019

Counting Religion in Britain, No. 43, April 2019 features 21 new sources of British religious statistics. The contents list appears below and a PDF version of the full text can be downloaded from the following link: No 43 April 2019

OPINION POLLS

• Forgive us our trespasses: BBC and ComRes investigate the willingness to forgive sins
• Lead us not into temptation: Populus probes the consumer market for Easter treats
• The importance of religion: findings from the Spring 2018 Pew Global Attitudes Survey
• Religion and the legalization of assisted dying: Populus poll for Dignity in Dying
• Perceived traits of a ‘good’ Christian (according to YouGov panellists)
• YouGov poll on the acceptability of godparents who do not believe in God
• YouGov poll on public belief in science-based ‘conspiracy theories’, including creationism
• Someone to open up to about worries or personal issues? Rarely to religious leaders
• Rebuilding Notre-Dame de Paris after the fire: YouGov sounds out British opinions
• Should Catholic priests be able to marry? A YouGov poll seemingly inspired by Fleabag
• Contribution of non-Christian soldiers to British war effort during the First World War
• Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, and anti-Semitism: latest ComRes poll for Jewish News
• Multinational YouGov poll on the perceived threat posed by Islamic State
• Accessing legal aid to challenge the revocation of Shamima Begum’s British citizenship
• General public’s knowledge of the name for a Sikh place of worship

FAITH ORGANIZATION STUDIES

• Churches outnumber pubs and other public buildings, National Churches Trust finds
• Church of Scotland statistical returns for 2018
• Divine numerology: Ted Harrison reflects on the sacred significance of numbers . . .

OFFICIAL AND QUASI-OFFICIAL STATISTICS

• Religion by local authority and region: estimates from the Annual Population Survey
• The religion of prisoners in England and Wales as at 31 March 2019

ACADEMIC STUDY

• The predictors of young people’s views on the conflict between science and religion

Please note: Counting Religion in Britain is © Clive D. Field, 2019