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02-02-2019, 11:50 AM
A recent study into Australian teens’ attitudes to religion made headlines for its negative findings – that 52 per cent of Australian teens do not identify with any religion and only 37 per cent believe in God.
The Australian Generation Z study by academics from the ANU, Deakin and Monash, released late last year, found that 38 per cent identify as Christian, with Muslims (3 per cent), Buddhist (2 per cent), Hindu (1 per cent) and other religions (2 per cent ) totalling 46 per cent. Two per cent weren’t sure.
The authors specified that not identifying with any religion did not necessarily mean no faith or spirituality, but that they did not see themselves identifying with any particular group. They found that 58 per cent of teens aged 13 to 18 never attend any worship service and only 12 per cent attend weekly. (That, by the way, is in line with the adult population.)
I may be wearing rose-tinted glasses, but I think these findings are exactly what one would expect, and not desperately negative for religion. Despite the 52 per cent of “nones”, fewer than a quarter (24 per cent) reject the idea of God, while 37 per cent do believe in God and another 30 per cent believe in a higher being or life force (the rest are unsure).
At a time when established religion – along with other institutions such as politics or unions – has never faced greater obstacles, both self-inflicted and from a relentlessly negative mainstream media, it would be astounding if teens were flocking to churches.
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The Australian Generation Z study by academics from the ANU, Deakin and Monash, released late last year, found that 38 per cent identify as Christian, with Muslims (3 per cent), Buddhist (2 per cent), Hindu (1 per cent) and other religions (2 per cent ) totalling 46 per cent. Two per cent weren’t sure.
The authors specified that not identifying with any religion did not necessarily mean no faith or spirituality, but that they did not see themselves identifying with any particular group. They found that 58 per cent of teens aged 13 to 18 never attend any worship service and only 12 per cent attend weekly. (That, by the way, is in line with the adult population.)
I may be wearing rose-tinted glasses, but I think these findings are exactly what one would expect, and not desperately negative for religion. Despite the 52 per cent of “nones”, fewer than a quarter (24 per cent) reject the idea of God, while 37 per cent do believe in God and another 30 per cent believe in a higher being or life force (the rest are unsure).
At a time when established religion – along with other institutions such as politics or unions – has never faced greater obstacles, both self-inflicted and from a relentlessly negative mainstream media, it would be astounding if teens were flocking to churches.
Source link (https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/faith-generation-z-and-the-question-of-belief-20190202-p50v9o.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_ lifestyle)
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