Religious Beliefs
Six Prime Ministers have been Anglican (Barton, Bruce, Holt, McMahon, Howard and Rudd), six were Presbyterian (Fisher, Reid, Menzies, Fadden, McEwen and Fraser), five were Catholic (Scullin, Lyons, Forde, Chifley and Keating), two were Methodists (Cook and Page), one was a Baptist (Hughes), one was a Spiritualist (Deakin), and one was a Unitarian (Watson).
Five Prime Ministers have professed no religion (Curtin, Gorton, Whitlam, Hawke and Gillard).
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Famous quotes related to religious beliefs:
“Never for a moment have I had one doubt about my religious beliefs. There are people who believe only so far as they can understand—that seems to me presumptuous and sets their understanding as the standard of the universe.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)