Conrad Hackett 

In New Zealand, most Māori people now identify with no religion, including many atheists. Sara Rahmani and Peter Adds find Māori atheists view religion as a colonial tool for the oppression of Māori people and culture.

https://theconversation.com/maori-atheism-on-the-rise-the-legacy-of-colonisation-is-driving-a-decline-in-traditional-christian-beliefs-214701

Māori atheism on the rise: the legacy of colonisation is driving a decline in traditional Christian beliefs

More than half of Māori identified as having ‘no religion’ in the latest census. Our new research examines what could be behind the sharp rise in Māori atheism.

The Conversation
Dec 1, 2023 at 2:27pmWeb
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@conradhackett “When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said ‘Let us pray.’ We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.”

― Desmond Tutu