I find it interesting that culture is so different between your two countries. Similarly between NZ and Aust. I understand better the differences between my country and our neighbour but I'm going to have to find some research papers about your countries.

@altschmerz

I think you'll always find pockets of religious communities, with churches well attended everywhere. It's usually the older generations who are more religious, but people generally keep their religious beliefs to themselves, as well as any prejudices that may ignite a room or cost you your job.

After a tragedy you may hear speeches that include generic "thoughts and prayers" but it's much less common here.

I still have "small town" family members who attend church and are quite religious, but even their views have evolved with the pressures of modernity.

@MsDemeanour

It is very interesting. You may find just as many Canadians who will tell you they believe in a higher power but they will also identify as non religious, or "spiritual."
We haven't had psychotic, war mongering religious leaders and inclusion is the backbone of our country, which means there's no room for religious dogma there.

I was in fiji 2 ywars ago and made the mistake of telling one of the waiters at the island hotel I was staying at that I was an atheist, because I was invited to their church service on the sunday. He relabelled me as an antichrist despite me protesting it wasn't the same and suddenly the service there changed. Fortunately I was due to leave a couple of days later.

@Cyklone just another uneducated fanatic

@Jolanta they are extremely religious in fiji. A church every couple of hundred metres. Folau is typical.

@Cyklone Yes, he certainly is a nutter.

@Jolanta and then some

SO? We shouldn't do what we can to dismantle what we can?

@Krish55 If you wish. What do you propose to dismantle?

@beenthere You have to ask? What do you think the protests are about? Are you defending violent racism with your escapist and irrelevant comments on human nature?

@Krish55 You did not answer the question. It was your proposal.

@beenthere If you have to ask what needs to be changed, you are demonstrating your clueless White Privilege. And as BB King responded when asked what is the blues, "If you have to ask, you'll never know!" Your White Privilege depends on your continuing to Not Want to Know! It was your original diversionary and irrelevant comment about "human nature" that started this. If you want to continue this dialogue honestly, simply acknowledge its lack of pertinence to the original issue of the protests.

@Krish55 Speak for yourself. Such a response is devoid of intellect and useless other than than to inspire hatred or emotion.

@beenthere ...but you haven't refuted it! And still, with your great intelligence, you pretend to not know what needs to be changed. White Privilege!

I agree