When religious lobbyists realised that the Australian Bureau of Statistics was proposing to change the Census religion question to remove its 'leading' nature, they mounted a media campaign and called for the government to intervene.

Instead of having a question that would produce a more accurate picture of religious and non-religious affiliation for all Australians, religious lobbyists demanded that the existing question remain so that they could more easily compare the result with past Censuses — while also continuing to benefit from overstated religiosity figures.

👉 Find out more about how the ABS ended up re-using the leading question: censusnotreligious.org.au/census-question-background

#census26 #notreligious

📣 This campaign is supported by Rationalist Society of Australia, Humanists Australia, National Secular Lobby, Humanists Victoria, the Secular Association of NSW, Australian Skeptics (Victoria Branch), and Recovering from Religion Australia.

If you don’t want someone else from your household answering the Census religion question on your behalf, don't worry.

At Census time this year, you will be able to access a separate, private Census form from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

With this form, you will be able to override all other answers given for you on the main household form.

👉 Find out more about this campaign: censusnotreligious.org.au
#census26 #notreligious

📣 This campaign is supported by Rationalist Society of Australia, Humanists Australia, National Secular Lobby, Humanists Victoria, the Secular Association of NSW, Australian Skeptics (Victoria Branch), and Recovering from Religion Australia.

#Christmas2024

My better half will be travelling interstate to meet & celebrate with sick, elderly rellies.

I’m #notreligious, so no #decorations. No #cards on display either ‘coz nobody sends me cards.

My rellies are scattered (mostly around QLD) & don’t know me at all. At family funerals they’d whisper “who’s he?” & point at me, an olive complexion in a sea of redheads.

So Christmas for me will be a quiet time streaming vids, trying to keep cool & looking after the #MudBrothers. 🙂

Não tô vendo ninguém em frente a quartel pedindo apoio pra ajudar no caos do RS. Cidadão de bem, sei ....

#fascismo #NotReligious

Here's a brief solo I recorded after soundcheck for the last gig of the tour. #drums #drumsolo #jazz #short #notreligious

https://www.patreon.com/posts/weekly-drum-solo-90083489

I don't/ can't ever fully fast, due to health reasons, and also #NotReligious
And also, my soul is already plenty afflicted, thank you very much.

If you are fasting, may you have an easy and meaningful fast.
#YomKippur #Judaism #HumanisticJudaism