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title: "Is the 'Quiet Revival' fake news?"
date: 2026-04-01T10:21:00+01:00
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## Is the 'Quiet Revival' fake news?

### Watch Cross Section here

 

 

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  In the final episode of Season 13, Peter Lynas, Alicia Edmund and Danny Webster unpack the recent news from the Bible Society – that the YouGov data from *The Quiet Revival* report was invalid and has been discounted. How can we respond to this news?

While this is hard to process, we must remember that the findings haven’t been proven ​‘wrong’ but are unreliable. The team point to other surveys, church leader feedback and recurring stories suggesting increased spiritual openness, particularly among younger adults.

The team also discuss the London ​‘Together’ rally against the far right, questioning claims of unity, contested crowd sizes and the growing role of religion in public demonstrations. How, in our churches, can we bring unity amidst serious political differences?

They close with reflections on church division, moving from protest to prayerful engagement, and standout news headlines from the last week.

[https://​www​.bible​so​ci​ety​.org​.uk/​t​h​e​-​q​u​i​e​t​-​r​e​v​i​v​a​l​/​s​t​a​t​e​m​e​n​t​-​f​r​o​m​-​p​a​u​l​-​w​i​l​liams](https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/the-quiet-revival/statement-from-paul-williams)

 

 

  #### Chapters:

 

  00:00 Welcome   
00:29 Quiet Revival report withdrawn   
01:08 Why the data failed   
04:44 How surveys get skewed   
06:18 Church response and hope   
18:01 ​‘Together’ rally   
22:10 Unity, politics and faith   
27:28 From protest to prayer   
31:07 News picks and Easter