Australians report less faith in churches.Sydney Sydney, city, Australia Sydney, city (1991 pop. 3,097,956), capital of New South Wales, SE Australia, surrounding Port Jackson inlet on the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is Australia's largest city, chief port, and main cultural and industrial center. (ENI)--The findings of a church-backed research poll suggest that the church's reputation in Australia is sinking faster than that of the government, legal system, banks and media. The poll, by National Church Life Survey, Edith Cowan Edith Dircksey Cowan (née Brown), OBE (August 2 1861–June 9 1932) was an Australian politician, social campaigner and the first woman elected as a representative in an Australian parliament. University and Deakin University .*R1 refers to Academics' rankings in tables 3.1 - 3.7 in the report. R2 refers to Articles and Research rankings in tables 5.1 - 5.7. No. refers to the number of institutions compared with Deakin. . , said confidence had risen in relation to almost all Australian Australian pertaining to or originating in Australia. Australian bat lyssavirus disease see Australian bat lyssavirus disease. Australian cattle dog a medium-sized, compact working dog used for control of cattle. institutions--including state and federal governments and the legal, health, education and police systems. But the only institutions to continue to lose the public's trust in recent years had been churches. Researcher Philip Hughes pointed to abuse of power, cover-ups, and slipping moral standards within churches. "Many people in the community see churches seeking to serve their own interests, rather than serving others," Mr. Hughes said. "[This] has been heightened greatly by the widespread attention to cases of sexual abuse." The findings were drawn from a random selection of 1,500 people on the electoral roll electoral roll n → censo electoral electoral roll n (Brit) → liste électorale electoral roll n (BRIT . |
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