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Meanwhile, in a Country with Decent Leadership...

Meanwhile, in a Country with Decent Leadership...

New Zealand, on the right side of history. Important, given that 11,000 scientists have just warned: The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark warning from more than 11,000 scientists. “We declare

Demographics of Religion

'No Religion' Overtakes Christianity in New Zealand Census Stats

Yup, it's finally happened. New Zealand is now officially almost a majority nonreligious country, statistically. This has been a result of the stats going both ways - the nonreliguious proportion growing and the Christian proportion shrinking. As TVNZ reports: The number of New Zealanders with 'no religion&

Trump Effectively Endorses NZ White Nationalist Killings

Trump Effectively Endorses NZ White Nationalist Killings

Trump came out in a press conference in condolence for the terrible killings in Christchurch, New Zealand. Some 49 worshippers were gunned down in several mosques by a white nationalist. After giving short condolences to NZ, Trump went on a rant about an invasion of immigrants into the borders of

NZ's Ardern vs Trump

Jacinda Ardern is the Labour Prime Minister for New Zealand. Although she has riled some with her raising of taxes (my brother-in-law ain't too happy), she is doing some good work in raising the reputation of her country, certainly within the realm of younger or more media hip

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New Zealand, Babies, PMs and Trailblazing

I am unashamedly a Kiwi-phile. I lived in New Zealand for a year after university, backpacking about, holidayed there as a child (when we lived in Hong Kong), have many good friends there, and one of my sisters lives there (married to a Commonwealth Gold Medalist, no less). I'

Fry's Irish blasphemy investigation dropped; New Zealand prompted to repeal its own law

I am a few days behind because we have had inspectors in at work. Gah. Anyway, according to the British Humanist Association: The police service in the Republic of Ireland has decided to drop its investigation into Stephen Fry, over allegations he blasphemed in an interview on Irish channel RTE

Weddings Legalised for Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster in New Zealand

Anything you can do, we can do better. Or, if you can hold a wedding in the name of an imaginary being, then so can we. As ABC reports: It's official — New Zealanders can now tie the noodle knot in a legally recognised Church of the Flying Spaghetti

The terminal decline of Christianity in New Zealand

The terminal decline of Christianity in New Zealand

The results of the 2013 New Zealand Census has Christianity down to 47 per cent. Retired scientist, Ken Perrott's, accompanying graph charts Christianity's decline in every recent census and projects its decline to just above 20 per cent by 2030 and further, beyond that date. It is, of course, very

Gay Marriage Bill Passed in New Zealand

http://youtu.be/q9pOJ8Bc_-g If this doesn't send shivers down your spine, you have no heart. Shed a tear, go on. One comment from the YT posting: So why doesn't my senate ever break out into harmonious song? ... oh that's right, they'