“Migrants are far more religious than Pākehā and Māori”

Losing our religion: Kiwis (Pākehā) losing the faith in record numbers | Newshub

Excerpt:

“Most migrants to New Zealand bring with them some kind of religious belief – but they arrive in a country that has very little.

Professor Lineham says Pacific Island peoples, Chinese, Koreans and Filipinos are now the dominant people in New Zealand’s traditional churches.

“That’s a very big change. New Zealand is very irreligious compared to most other societies. Koreans come here to live and are alarmed by our secular society.”

http://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/02/losing-our-religion-kiwis-losing-the-faith-in-record-numbers.html

Jill

 
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