It is always worse than you think!

I am surprised to read the following: Listener December 23-29 2006, Religion, page 23.

— “The latest census figures show that barely half of us choose to affiliate ourselves with a Christian Church.”

— “… 36 % of New Zealanders are happy to declare that they have no Religion at all.”

— “The proportion of Christians who go to Church every Sunday is estimated to be only 10-15%, though maybe 20% would have a Church connection at least once a month.”

— “… the percentages of HINDUS, BUDDHISTS and MUSLIMS are soaring,…”