Tag Archives: YouGov

Assisted Dying and Other News

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Assisted dying heads the list of five religious statistical news stories today, rounding off BRIN’s coverage of the exclusive YouGov survey on religion and personal morality commissioned to inform the 2013 Westminster Faith Debates. Assisted dying The British public overwhelmingly … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged abstinence, Abu Qatada al-Filistini, assisted dying, atheists, Britain Thinks, British Future, Christians, church music, deportation, European Convention on Human Rights, euthanasia, Hindus, Islamism, Islamophobia, Jews, Jordan, legislation, Lent, Linda Woodhead, Muslims, Opinium, pre-recorded music, prejudice, religious festivals, Royal School of Church Music, Sikhs, Street Kids International, Stuart Robinson, Sunday Times, Sunder Katwala, terrorism, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | 1 Comment

Profile of Anglicans and Other News

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Today’s mix of religious statistical news stories includes a segmentation analysis of self-identifying Anglicans, support for St George’s Day as a public holiday, the faith of undergraduates, and an updated interactive gateway to important serial survey data covering religion in … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion and Ethnicity, Survey news | Tagged Anglicans, Bernard Silverman, Cardiff University, CCESD Information System, Centre for Comparative European Survey Data, Christianity, Church of England, Church Times, Institute for Public Policy Research, Journal of Contemporary Religion, Kristin Aune, Linda Woodhead, London Metropolitan University, Mathew Guest, patron saints, public holidays, Rob Warner, Sonya Sharma, St George's Day, undergraduate students, University of Edinburgh, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | 6 Comments

Politico-Religious News

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Today’s post (the 600th on BRIN in just over three years) examines three newly-released surveys which explore the intersection between religion and political issues. Same-sex marriage The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill for England and Wales has now completed the Committee … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Ethnicity, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged BBC, David Graham, economy, Enoch Powell, ethnic minorities, Hindus, homosexuality, Institute for Jewish Policy Research, Ipsos-MORI, Israel, Jews, Linda Woodhead, Lord Ashcroft, multiculturalism, Muslims, news, politics. Populus, same-sex marriage, Sikhs, The Times, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | Leave a comment

Sunday Activities and Other News

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Today’s post highlights four recent opinion polls, touching on the use of Sundays, the religious state of Scotland, and reactions to the funeral arrangements for the late Baroness Thatcher. Sunday activities Sunday has largely become a day dominated by secular … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion and Politics, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged ceremonial funeral, Chef & Brewer, church attendance, Gillian Bowditch, Jesus Christ, Keith O'Brien, Margaret Thatcher, OnePoll, Panelbase, Pope Francis I, Real Radio Scotland, Religious Affiliation, Roman Catholic Church, Scotland, St Paul's Cathedral, Sunday activities, Sunday Times, Sunday Times Scotland, The Sun, YouGov | Leave a comment

Religious Slaughter and Male Circumcision

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Clive D. Field

In what will be seen by some as a blow to the dietary laws and rituals of Jews and Muslims alike, 45% of adult Britons say they would support a ban on the religious slaughter of animals, whereby they are … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged animals, brit milah, circumcision, dhabihah, Jewish Chronicle, Judaism, kosher meat, men, rituals, shechita, Simon Rocker, slaughter, UKIP, YouGov | 2 Comments

Easter Day with the Sunday Times

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Just a fortnight after its last batch of questions on religion, the Sunday Times has taken advantage of its Easter Day publication to include another module in its weekly online omnibus poll conducted by YouGov. On this occasion, 1,918 Britons … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, church attendance, Church of England, Dipesh Gadher, Easter, God, homosexuality, importance of religion, in touch, Jesus Christ, Justin Welby, moral leadership, out of touch, parents, Pope Francis I, religious country, Resurrection, Rowan Williams, same-sex marriage, self-assessed religiosity, Son of God, Sunday Times, trust in clergy, women bishops, YouGov | 1 Comment

Two YouGov Pre-Easter Polls

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Clive D. Field

Our focus today is on the headlines from two newly-released YouGov polls, one Easter-related and one not (being the latest instalment of data from the Westminster Faith Debates survey). Easter observance Around 6,000,000 British adults should be in church congregations in a … Continue reading →

Posted in church attendance, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged church attendance, Denmark, Easter, Easter eggs, Eurotrack, family, Finland, France, Germany, homosexuality, lesbian gay and bisexual people, Linda Woodhead, Norway, religious festivals, Sweden, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | Leave a comment

Prayer in a Spin

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Clive D. Field

The Church of England seems to have raised a few statistical eyebrows with its confident declaration, contained in a press release on 26 March 2013, that ‘four out of five believe in the power of prayer’. The Church was seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Alex Hern, Anthony Wells, Church of England, Daily Telegraph, ICM Research, John Bingham, Linda Woodhead, New Statesman, prayer, The Sun, UK Polling Report, Westminster Faith Debates, YouGov | Leave a comment

Money for Good and Other News

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Clive D. Field

BRIN certainly cannot trump the unprecedented inauguration of new leaders of the global Catholic and Anglican communions within the same week. But, on a business-as-usual level, here are six more religious statistical stories for your edification. Money for good UK … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion and Social Capital, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged All Party Parliamentary Group on Religious Education, Ben Clements, British Social Attitudes Survey, Centre for Church Growth Research, charitable giving, church growth, Church of England, Cranmer Hall, David Goodhew, homosexuality, Ipsos-MORI, Lucy de Las Casas, Matt van Poortvliet, meditation, Mind, ministry, Money for Good UK, NatCen, New Philanthropy Capital, ordinands, Parliamentary Affairs, Populus, religious education, Rob Abercrombie, Sally Bagwell, same-sex marriage, Stephen Lloyd, volunteering, YouGov | Leave a comment

Sunday Times Religion Poll

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Clive D. Field

YouGov conducts a weekly online poll for The Sunday Times, and today’s edition includes a special module on religion (with particular reference to attitudes to the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church), as well as analysing responses to … Continue reading →

Posted in News from religious organisations, Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Religion in the Press, Survey news | Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Argentina, celibacy, child abuse, Church and State, Church of England, Coalition Government, David Cameron, extra-marital sex, Francis I, George Osborne, in touch, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Justin Welby, out of touch, politics, Pope, priests, Roman Catholic Church, same-sex marriage, South America, Sunday Times, welfare benefits, women bishops, YouGov | 1 Comment

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