God? Who’s that?
It’s the idea that this Sydney Morning Herald article proudly touts. According to a survey conducted by churches, there is a mass exodus by Aussie generation Y-ers away from ‘organised’ religion. Only 48% believe in any god at all, let alone the Christian God. And this number is probably going to decline as materialism, post modernism and the hedonism of society takes their toll on this and future generations.
What could be encouraging is that the article writes that even though the numbers are declining, those that remain with the faith tend to be more ‘genuine’ these days, rather than being forced to go along. Also, apparently 32% of the people surveyed are still unsure, which means that they could be just a few steps away from knowing the truth.
In other news, this Australian Democrats God and Government survey has been floating around the email for the past few weeks. I suggest you take a look at it and fill it out - it only takes 5 minutes tops, unless you’re really indecisive. The people who I’ve gotten these emails from suggest that Christians should take a stand and not let scripture in schools and general Christian thinking be trodden on by governments who increasingly want a separation of church and state. Take a look.