question long standing social assumptions This is the first of 5 thoughts addressing social trends in Australia. To avoid repetition, I have avoided trends associated with social media, content marketing, and digital marketing to focus on interesting trends that many may not be aware of. An Australian survey in 2018 found that 63% of adult […]

question long standing social assumptions This is the first of 5 thoughts addressing social trends in Australia. To avoid repetition, I have avoided trends associated with social media, content marketing, and digital marketing to focus on interesting trends that many may not be aware of. An Australian survey in 2018 found that 63% of adult Australians agree that religion does more harm than good. Even taking into account the difference between religion and a belief in God, and the impact of the recent Royal Commission into sexual abuse, this finding is interesting – particularly given how often we hear politicians and others describe Australia as a ‘Christian country’. Interestingly, the 2016 census found that 52.1% of Australians ‘identify’ as Christian. This would suggest that while Australia is not ‘Christian country’ it is more Christian than anything else – at least in terms of ‘identification’. Saying one identifies with Christianity does…