How Good’s... Religion?

2021-06-15

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Religion. It's literally divided nations and incited pretty much every single war throughout history.But while Australia remains a majority Christian society, more than 30% of Australians said they have "no religion" in the 2016 Census. Is Twitter taking over from the Good Book? Is "Wokeism" the newest religion - and if so, who would be its spiritual leader?But is the separation between Church and State starting to fade? Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a devout Pentecostalist who blesses his...

Religion. It's literally divided nations and incited pretty much every single war throughout history.

But while Australia remains a majority Christian society, more than 30% of Australians said they have "no religion" in the 2016 Census. Is Twitter taking over from the Good Book? Is "Wokeism" the newest religion - and if so, who would be its spiritual leader?

But is the separation between Church and State starting to fade? Our Prime Minister Scott Morrison is a devout Pentecostalist who blesses his constituents (non-consensually). Our politicians are mulling a Religious Discrimination Bill which would give even greater freedom to Australians - and controversial rugby players such as Israel Folau - to copy and paste Bible passages on social.

We see ourselves as a tolerant, enlightened society, so why do we go berserk whenever a new Mosque is being built out West? Malcolm's SSM postal vote solved homophobia once and for all, so why is Margaret Court still getting column inches? And is it still socially acceptable to mock people who are saving themselves for marriage (like we did with Jason Stevens on the Footy Show in 2001?)

Featuring insights from social commentator and comedian Luke Heggie. Audio production courtesy of Tim ‘T-Dog’ Eldridge. Graphic design courtesy of Julia Edwards.

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