ethics and religion in britain today
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Ethics and Religion in Britain Today. Professor Linda Woodhead Lancaster University, UK. A liberal, democratic/egalitarian ‘moral majority’ of 80-90% of the GB population A strict moral minority of 9.5% A very religious moral minority of 3.6%. YouGov Westminster Faith Debates Poll 2013. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ethics and Religion in Britain Today
Professor Linda WoodheadLancaster University, UK
No God Prob no God
Don't know Prob God Def God,
non GFNon part
GF Part GF Total
Moral score: 0=“liberal"3="strict moral minority"
0 6.9% 4.7% 2.8% 3.9% 2.5% 0.2% 0.2% 21.2%
0.5 4.9% 3.8% 4.1% 4.7% 3.2% 0.1% 0.3% 21.0%
1 4.1% 3.3% 3.8% 5.6% 4.5% 0.6% 0.7% 22.6%
1.5 2.6% 2.0% 3.8% 4.4% 3.9% 0.4% 1.1% 18.3%
2 0.7% 0.7% 1.0% 1.7% 2.6% 0.5% 1.1% 8.4%
2.5 0.3% 0.4% 0.7% 0.7% 1.8% 0.7% 0.9% 5.5%
3 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.7% 0.4% 1.6% 3.0%
Total 19.5% 15.1% 16.2% 21.0% 19.4% 2.9% 5.9%100.0
%
A liberal, democratic/egalitarian ‘moral majority’ of 80-90% of the GB population
A strict moral minority of 9.5%
A very religious moral minority of 3.6%
Which, if any, of the following do you rely on MOST for guidance as you live your life and make decisions?
Own reason and judgement 41%Own intuition or feelings 22
Family 13God or 'higher power' 6
Trusted friends 3The teachings of my religion 2
Science 2Deceased loved ones 1
Religious leaders, local or national 0The religious or spiritual group to which I belong 0
Great literature and art, past and present 0None of these 4
Don't know 5
YouGov Westminster Faith Debates Poll 2013Total 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+).
SocialismFaith in the CityClergy?
Old Tory (Republican party)
Labour partyLarge % GB popn
Tory party Large % GB popn
economically communitarian
Morally communitarian/paternalist
Morally liberal
Economically liberal
Should same-sex couples be allowed to get married?
All
Should 52%
Should NOT 34%
Don’t know 14%
All religious adherents
43%
43%
14%
Church of England
44%
43%
14%
Catholic
44%
41%
15%
Religious by age
Christians by age
Today 41% of us believe in angels53% believe in an afterlife 70% believe in a soul – all higher, often double, than when the
records began (but belief in fortune telling and astrology have not risen).
(British Religion in Numbers)
Religious Roman Catholic Baptist, Charismatic, independent churches
28 % 28% 44%
Profile of Churchgoers in England, 2005
Source: Peter Brierley
New-style religion
1. The mini, the maxi and the occasional
2. Voice and choice
3. Variety, and identity as a contested (individual) achievement
4. Life-path religion – an economy of enchantment