So just before the national census in Australia last year, this idiocy was circulated as a chain email:
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“Bear in mind that although many Australians have no religion these days, the Muslim population in Australia will all declare that they are Muslim and this fact will be counted to ascertain what type of country we are in regard to religion,” the email states.
“Even though you may now have no religion, please consider entering the religion you were christened or born into, when answering this question.
“Otherwise in time Australia will officially be declared to be a Muslim country – because the Australian Bureau of Statistics Census will reflect this.”
Well, the results are in:
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Those reporting no religion increased noticeably from 19 per cent in 2006 to 30 per cent in 2016. The largest change was between 2011 (22 per cent) and 2016, when an additional 2.2 million people reported having no religion.
LOL RELIGION. Still 51% Christian, though. Also, Islam comes in at a terrifying 2.6%.
Edit: If you take Catholicism and Protestantism (mostly meaning Anglican here) as separate, No Religion is winning. This is the first time since records began that Catholicism has not had a plurality.