Religiosity in South Africa: Trends Among the Public and Elites

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Christian Ethics in South Africa: Liberal Values Among the Public and Elites

“…A look at the 2013 data on same-sex marriage 10 confirms that most Protestants (68%) and AIC members (55%) are against the idea. However, over half of all Catholics (56%) as well as non-religious people (55%) think that same-sex marriage is sometimes or always justifiable (data not shown).…”

“…The subject is discussed in detail in Kotzé & Loubser (2017). Only the main figures are recapped in Tables 1 and 2.…”

“…However, over half of all Catholics (56%) as well as non-religious people (55%) think that same-sex marriage is sometimes or always justifiable (data not shown). 10 The question over the justifiability of same-sex marriage was only included in the 2013 WVS and there is thus no 2006 data. http://scriptura.journals.ac.za 6…”

“…South Africa's Protestant churches appear to have suffered a dramatic exodus of members (Kotzé & Loubser, 2017) and the remaining Protestant worshippers have remained remarkably conservative in the face of liberal change. If liberal values are the wave of the future, the now smaller number of Protestant worshippers appear to be quite resistant.…”

“…In a previous article (Christian Ethics in South Africa: Religiosity among the Public and Elites, Kotzé & Loubser, 2017) an overview was provided of the nature and extent of religiosity among various Christian groups and non-religious people in South Africa. The present article offers an investigation into the extent to which the liberal values found in South Africa's constitution have been accepted among the same groups of people.…”