Time to be Anglican - Officially
I have a like/dislike relationship with the Census.
In some ways it is good, and much more convenient than the old style Quirinius and Caeser Augustus ones. (Despite the temptation to play with the stats by going to the south coast or another like location).
What gets me though is the "Religion" question.
I know what they are seeking to achieve/discover by it, but what happens when I don't identify as a particular religious affiliation?
In the past month I have attended good evangelical Christian churches in non-denominational, baptist and anglican settings.
The decline in denominationalism is something I tend to like writing about, but it is a good and bad thing. The Churches may even find the data collected on the form is not that great for what they are seeking to achieve.
Does it really matter if I am a Christian not an Anglican? Does it impact the system?
And what about independant Chinese church? What box do they tick? (Is it the same one as Hillsong?)
Oh well,
Worth a bit more of a look.
In some ways it is good, and much more convenient than the old style Quirinius and Caeser Augustus ones. (Despite the temptation to play with the stats by going to the south coast or another like location).
What gets me though is the "Religion" question.
I know what they are seeking to achieve/discover by it, but what happens when I don't identify as a particular religious affiliation?
In the past month I have attended good evangelical Christian churches in non-denominational, baptist and anglican settings.
The decline in denominationalism is something I tend to like writing about, but it is a good and bad thing. The Churches may even find the data collected on the form is not that great for what they are seeking to achieve.
Does it really matter if I am a Christian not an Anglican? Does it impact the system?
And what about independant Chinese church? What box do they tick? (Is it the same one as Hillsong?)
Oh well,
Worth a bit more of a look.
posted by Pete at
5:20 PM
