Massive Decline in 50 Years (Census)
“In the 1956 census, fewer than 1 per cent of Kiwis [New Zealanders] said they did not have religious faith. In 2013, 41 per cent said they had no religion.” [The Dominion Post, 28 January 2015]
It is clear to any person who lived through that period, that the massive decline in religious affiliation has flowed through into changing New Zealand culture; some would say for the worse.
The growth of hedonism is the most obvious sign. [“Hedonism” is belief in pleasure as the highest good and mankind’s proper aim.] It is not harmless to the community as a whole and is the least admirable human aspiration.
Knowing what the 41 per cent have forfeited, I feel a deep sorrow.
It is clear to any person who lived through that period, that the massive decline in religious affiliation has flowed through into changing New Zealand culture; some would say for the worse.
The growth of hedonism is the most obvious sign. [“Hedonism” is belief in pleasure as the highest good and mankind’s proper aim.] It is not harmless to the community as a whole and is the least admirable human aspiration.
Knowing what the 41 per cent have forfeited, I feel a deep sorrow.
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