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a question of spirit

In catching up on my blog reading, I discovered this link to an article in the Age newspaper that I had missed. Thanks to Ross over at less travelled for the heads up.

“A QUESTION OF SPIRIT

■48 per cent of Generation Y believe in a god.

■20 per cent do not believe in a god.

■32 per cent are unsure.

■19 per cent of Generation Y are actively involved in a church.

■ 17 per cent have an eclectic spirituality, believing in two or more “New Age”, esoteric or eastern beliefs, including reincarnation, psychics and astrology.

■31 per cent can be classified as humanists, rejecting the idea of a god, although a few believe in a “higher being”.

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 17th, 2006 at 4:11 pm by phil and is filed under challenges for the church. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Responses to “a question of spirit”

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    Grace Required Says:
    August 17th, 2006 at 5:53 pm

    My maths says that adds up to 167% so I conclude that there is some overlap. Like at least 10% of those involved in church believe in God.

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    phil Says:
    August 17th, 2006 at 5:57 pm

    Haha - I am sure that they refer to different questions.