It’s 11:55AM Melbourne time on Tuesday August 17, 2010 and the world population clock just keeps ticking over. With 267 people born every minute and 108 dying, the world’s population will top 7 billion next year. By 2050 the planet will be home to more than 9 billion people. The population of Africa is projected [...]
Category Archives: Trends
Blessed are the educated
18 June, 2010 – 1:01 PM
Here’s a study that shows, if you attend church in Australia you are far more likely to be university educated. So which is the chicken and which is the egg?
Sunday’s Coming
13 May, 2010 – 8:21 PM
For all the cynics out there and for all those who take themselves too seriously . . . “Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo. HT: tallskinnykiwi
South Park bravery
9 May, 2010 – 7:04 AM
via Andrew Bolt: Comedy Central might censor every image of the Prophet Muhammad on “South Park,” yet the network is developing a whole animated series around Jesus Christ. As part of the network’s upfront presentation to advertisers, Comedy Central is set to announce “JC,” a half-hour show about Christ wanting to escape the shadow of [...]
Australian population growing at double the world average
27 March, 2010 – 9:49 AM
Australia’s population is growing at double the world average. Underpinned by an economy that weathered the global financial crisis, Australia grew by 451,900 people in the year to last September, taking it beyond the 22 million mark, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reveal. That is an increase of 451,900 people during the year, keeping the [...]
Atheists convert agnostic
17 March, 2010 – 5:41 PM
Agnostic Andrew Bolt reports on how atheists have nearly converted him to Christianity. THE Global Atheists Convention in Melbourne last weekend worked a miracle on me. I’ve never felt more like believing in God. Especially the Christian one. My near conversion occurred because the convention’s speakers managed to confirm my worst fear. No, it’s not [...]
Why wouldn’t you want to migrate to Australia?
1 January, 2010 – 9:18 PM
Migration numbers for Australia are at a record high. The number of permanent and long-term migrants arriving in Australia has soared to more than 500,000 a year. Record numbers of migrants, temporary workers and overseas students are piling into the lucky country. There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that migrants from all over the world are [...]
A cold wind blows in China this Christmas
24 December, 2009 – 5:55 PM
It has been six weeks since worshippers at Beijing’s Shouwang House Church were abruptly shunted out of their long-time home in a nondescript low-rise building. A week after their landlord succumbed to pressure from authorities and turfed them on to the street, more than 500 church members gathered outside the east gate of Haidian Park. [...]
Jesus number one in Oz
27 November, 2009 – 10:37 PM
New research reveals that a majority of Australians (54%) rank Jesus as the number one most influential person in history. Albert Einstein came in at second place (16%). 83% responded that Jesus was a real figure from history. Of these believers 43% believed Jesus had miraculous powers and he was the Son of God. 2 [...]
Mapping the Muslim world
10 October, 2009 – 10:05 AM
Pew Research has just released a report on the size and distribution of the world’s Muslim population. A summary of the findings. . . A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims of all ages living in the world today, representing 23% of an estimated 2009 world [...]
