Religion
Related: About this forumAustralians ditch religion at rapid rate, becoming more diverse
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/27/asia/australia-census-2016/index.html-------------------------
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Fifty years ago, census data showed that more than 88% of the country was Christian. It's now just over 52%. Since the last census in 2011, the country's Muslim and Hindu populations each added more than 100,000 people, but they still only represent 2.6% and 1.9% of the population. There are still more Buddhists than Hindus.
Australia's entire population grew by nearly two million from the 2011 census, reaching 23.4 million people in 2016.
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In the survey, which had a 95% response rate, most Australians didn't identify with a religion, a first for the country which had been predominantly Catholic. Nearly 30% reported "no religion," compared to 23% Catholic and 13% Anglican.
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Same story, different source posted in the nonbelief-friendly group: https://www.democraticunderground.com/123053782
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)with it being right there and all.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)"Despite the rise in the unaffiliated, who numbered 0.8% in 1966, Australia isn't necessarily becoming a country of atheists, Bouma told CNN. Some are likely practicing religion privately and in their own ways away from traditional, organized worship, he said."
trotsky
(49,533 posts)Keep whistling past that graveyard. I'm sure it'll be fine.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)I understand. As do others who read your responses.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)I should hope that was obvious to everyone, especially you.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Like Diogenes, I will keep searching with my lantern.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)You truly are quite representative of your religion.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)But, you not being a Christian, "judge not" does not apply?
trotsky
(49,533 posts)You can read into that whatever you want.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)It's clear he's speaking out against theistic supremacy.
Do you understand what he's saying? Do you think Christians can only be good people?
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)calling that "theistic supremacy" is meaningless. Like identifying humans with the label "oxygen breathing supremacists". It says far more about the speaker than it does about the one being described.
I also understand the motivation behind the post, which is why I included a relevant part of the article.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)I'd really like to follow your logic here. Please explain.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)I have confidence in your analytical ability.