NZ Listener published this on my birthday, 5 May:
In your cover story In the name of God Philip Matthews quotes some statistics from the New Zealand Census 2006 that could paint a misleading picture of the strength of religious affiliation in this country. An analysis of the “No Religion” responses over time shows a steady increase from 1in 5 Kiwis in 1991, to 1 in 4 in 1996, and 1 in 3 at the last census in 2006. This growing rejection of religion is by far the most significant trend in the religious affiliation responses over this period. It corresponds to an increase of almost 5% every census (or 1% per annum). At this rate the non-religious will outnumber the religious within a generation.
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It seems that the absence of any faith from the lives of many would exact a toll on society.
Not everyone needs it to behave in a civil fashion, but some have no real hope of an independent will, so rely on faith instead.
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