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The Church of England A Changing Church in a Changing Culture

The Church of England A Changing Church in a Changing Culture. Professor Linda Woodhead Lancaster University, UK. YouGov for Westminster Faith Debates religion and personal morality 2013. Total sample size 4,437 adults Fieldwork undertaken between 25th - 30th January 2013

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The Church of England A Changing Church in a Changing Culture

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  1. The Church of EnglandA Changing Church in a Changing Culture Professor Linda Woodhead Lancaster University, UK

  2. YouGov for Westminster Faith Debates religion and personal morality 2013 Total sample size 4,437 adults Fieldwork undertaken between 25th - 30th January 2013 The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all GB adults (aged 18+)

  3. The Survey questionsfirst part – on religion Items on: -affiliations and self-identities of various kinds -influences and socialisation -beliefs (inc. scaled) -group participations, past and present -public practices -personal practices -authority and guidance

  4. The survey questionssecond part – on personal morality • Abortion • Sex and sexualisation • Gender difference • The family • Same-sex marriage • Euthanasia

  5. Plus the usual demographic cross-breaks

  6. Survey 2: Religion and Social Morality Just completed

  7. Religious by age

  8. e.g. abortion 0= keep or relax current rule    0.5= reduce time limit or don't know    1= ban abortion

  9. A liberal, democratic/egalitarian ‘moral majority’ of 80-90% of the GB population A strict moral minority of 8.5% A God-fearing moral minority of 3.6%

  10. Euthanasia: Adherents

  11. Euthanasia: Actively participaitng in a group

  12. Profile of Churchgoers in England, 2005 Source: Peter Brierley

  13. You said that in your opinion the _Church of England_ was a negative force in society, which, if any, of the following is the MAIN reason for this?

  14. A values-based theory of secularisation The widening ‘values gap’ A contingent rather than an inexorable process (e.g. blessing civil partnerships) Faithful witness or failure of leadership? Are the majority of us (GB and Anglican) wrong? What role for a national church out of step with its nation? (e.g. blessing civil partnerships)

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