Irreligion in South Africa
Irreligion, according to the South African National Census of 2001, accounts for the beliefs of 15.1% of people in South Africa, the majority of those being White.[1][2][3]
A 2012 poll indicated that the number of South Africans who consider themselves religious decreased from 83% of the population in 2005 to 64% of the population in 2012.[4]
List of Non-Religious South Africans
[edit]- Zackie Achmat
- J. M. Coetzee
- Bettie du Toit
- Pierre de Vos
- Nadine Gordimer
- Harry Gwala
- Chris Hani
- Govan Mbeki
- Eusebius McKaiser
- Jacques Rousseau (secular activist)
- Joe Slovo
See also
[edit]- Religion in South Africa
- Freedom of religion in South Africa
- Christianity in South Africa
- Islam in South Africa
- Demographics of South Africa
- discrimination against atheists
References
[edit]- ^ "Table: Census 2001 by province, gender, religion recode (derived) and population group". Census 2001. Archived from the original on 30 November 2006. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ "Religion in South Africa and around the world". Businesstech.co.za. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Godless, rich, professional, environmentally conscious: a snapshot of South Africa's atheists - Daily Maverick". Dailymaverick.co.za. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Fewer religious people in SA - survey". News24.com. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- Ashton, Glenn (7 November 2008). "Atheism and the State of Belief in South Africa". sacsis.org.za. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- "WIN/GIA Global Index of Religiosity and Atheism - 2012" (PDF). Winmr.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
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