Religion 'will be driven toward extinction' in 9 countries,experts predict

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Religion 'will be driven toward extinction' in 9 countries,experts predict
OP - June 22, 2011, 12:20 AM

CNN Organized religion will all but vanish eventually from nine Western-style democracies, a team of mathematicians predict in a new paper based on census data stretching back 100 years.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/23/religion-to-go-extinct-in-9-countries-experts-predict/

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Reply #1 - June 22, 2011, 03:04 AM

In the 2006 Australian census 18.7% of Australians described themselves as having No religion a rise of 3% and the largest growth in the number of religious options in the census.

A further 11.9% did not state a religion or inadequately described it.

According to Norris and Inglehart (2004) 25% of Australians do not believe in a god or gods.

Secular marriages overtook religious marriages in 1999,in 2009 66.9% of marriages were celebrated by civil celebrants.

We have elected numerous atheists to the top job of Prime minister in Australia our current PM is atheist and the Mad Monk (catholic?) is leader of the opposition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_Australia
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Reply #2 - June 22, 2011, 04:31 AM

Alas, it's highly unlikely to ever happen all over the world.
Still, pretty cool.

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Reply #3 - June 22, 2011, 05:21 AM

Quote from: AB71313 on June 22, 2011, 03:04 AM
In the 2006 Australian census 18.7% of Australians described themselves as having No religion a rise of 3% and the largest growth in the number of religious options in the census.

A further 11.9% did not state a religion or inadequately described it.

According to Norris and Inglehart (2004) 25% of Australians do not believe in a god or gods.

Secular marriages overtook religious marriages in 1999,in 2009 66.9% of marriages were celebrated by civil celebrants.

We have elected numerous atheists to the top job of Prime minister in Australia our current PM is atheist and the Mad Monk (catholic?) is leader of the opposition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion_in_Australia

All true, but unfortunately, religion is over-represented in our politics. It's nothing compared to the USA, but it's still a problem, or so I've been told by my politically inclined friends.
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