Priests and ministers of religion held in low regard
There's one clue for opponents of same sex marriage in a just released survey published by the Australian National University: don't have priests spruiking your message. Ministers of religion are held in low regard. And their contribution to society is rated the lowest among the 16 professions rated.
The Australian Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Science Survey found that the top three professions that most Australians rate as
contributing a lot to the wellbeing of society are scientists
(80.9%), followed very closely by doctors (80.5%) and then
farmers (78.5%). The top three profession that most Australians rated as very
prestigious were doctors (72.9%), followed by scientists
(62.1%) and then engineers (55.2%)
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