Nevertheless, the churches are empty. Religious belief seems more a case of cultural heritage than the expression of a sustained practice of worship. As such, the difference between believing God and religious beliefs is telling: people feel less need of a Church to "connect" with God. The trends are telling, too. A similar trend obtains for religious beliefs. Despite the media attention given to religion as it relates to the influx of immigrants, in the population as a whole, religious beliefs have been steadily waning for nearly 20 years.
Religious people are gradually disappearing from our lives. At this rate, "if trends continue," within a generation 25 years , religious beliefs could become a completely marginal phenomenon. Of course, such a scenario is based on the current trend and doesn't account for the growing role of immigration in the coming years.
Even so, the acculturation of immigrant children by the school system might still help maintain the trend. Even if immigration helps religious people maintain their weight in society, they will not be Christian.
And it will likely be a question of cultural heritage, a set of myths that give meaning to life without necessarily requiring ecclesiastical rites. I admit that this scenario is based on the projection of current trends and that one must be cautious when attempting to predict the future. But we have been observing these trends for almost 20 years, and the younger people are in age, the less prevalent their religious beliefs which surely offers some predictive value.
Will immigration change the situation? We'll see. People tend to construct their own image of God, and he is more like a guardian angel than an "old man with a long white beard. On the other hand, a belief in a "force" that connects us to nature, the cosmos, the universe, is one of the strongest rising trends. We are witnessing a depersonalization of the divine, a kind of postmodern Buddhism that makes people feel that they are participating in the divine, that they are a part of it, just as nature is "May the force be with you!
Examining people's values helps us better understand why the God of our churches is taking such a beating in popular beliefs. Those who believe in a traditional deity have very traditional and very conservative values. They respect the authority of institutions; they are fatalistic, have little control over their lives-and turn to God for leadership!
Religion Number Total population in private households 32,, Buddhist , Christian 22,, Anglican 1,, Baptist , Catholic 12,, Christian Orthodox , Lutheran , Pentecostal , Presbyterian , United Church 2,, Other Christian 3,, Hindu , Jewish , Muslim 1,, Sikh , Traditional Aboriginal Spirituality 64, Other religions , No religious affiliation 7,, Note s : Religion refers to the person's self-identification as having a connection or affiliation with any religious denomination, group, body, sect, cult or other religiously defined community or system of belief.
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