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Religion does not play a central part in the lives of many Australians: 48 per cent of Australians surveyed said they did not partake in personal prayer and 52 per cent said they rarely attended a place of worship for religious reasons.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world-youth-day/gods-ok-its-just-the-religion-bit-we-dont-like/2008/07/10/1215658037568.html God's OK, it's just the religion bit we don't like]</ref>}} | Religion does not play a central part in the lives of many Australians: 48 per cent of Australians surveyed said they did not partake in personal prayer and 52 per cent said they rarely attended a place of worship for religious reasons.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/news/world-youth-day/gods-ok-its-just-the-religion-bit-we-dont-like/2008/07/10/1215658037568.html God's OK, it's just the religion bit we don't like]</ref>}} | ||
| − | == Australian atheist movement and the cancellation of 2018 Global Atheist | + | == Australian atheist movement and the cancellation of 2018 Global Atheist Convention == |
''See also:'' [[2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled]] and [[Atheist movement|Atheist movement]] [[Decline of the atheist movement]] and [[Atheist feminism]] | ''See also:'' [[2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled]] and [[Atheist movement|Atheist movement]] [[Decline of the atheist movement]] and [[Atheist feminism]] | ||
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After WWII, Australia has become a very secular country.[3]
According to the Sydney Morning Herald:
| “ | Australia is one of the least devout countries in the Western world, although two-thirds of its population identifies itself as Christian, an international survey comparing religious expression in 21 countries has found.
Religion does not play a central part in the lives of many Australians: 48 per cent of Australians surveyed said they did not partake in personal prayer and 52 per cent said they rarely attended a place of worship for religious reasons.[4] |
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Australian atheist movement and the cancellation of 2018 Global Atheist Convention
See also: 2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled and Atheist movement Decline of the atheist movement and Atheist feminism
The 2018 Global Atheist Convention that was cancelled was billed as the third Global Atheist Convention and its theme was "Reason to Hope".[5][6] It was sponsored by the Atheist Foundation of Australia.[7]
Robert Martin from Melbourne’s City Bible Forum indicated about the cancellation of the 2018 Global Atheist Convention: "This is a massive blow to the Atheist Foundation as an organisation and to organised atheism in Australia. Where to next? What do they stand for?”[8]
See also
- Irreligious Australia and loneliness
- Irreligious Australia and alcoholism
- Irreligious Australia and intelligence
Notes
- ↑ WORLD RANKING OF COUNTRIES BY THEIR AVERAGE
- ↑ Are we becoming more STUPID? IQ scores are decreasing - and some experts argue it's because humans have reached their intellectual peak, Daily Mail, 2014
- ↑ Stephanie Painter, Vivienne Ryan and Bethany Hiatt, (15 June 2010). "Australians losing the faith". Newspaper. West Australian Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 15 June 2010
- ↑ God's OK, it's just the religion bit we don't like
- ↑ AFA Media Releases & Announcements
- ↑ AFA Media Releases & Announcements
- ↑ AFA Media Releases & Announcements
- ↑ Global Atheist Convention cancelled due to lack of interest, Eternity News