Despite our supposedly irreligious convict heritage, it has long been respectable in Australia to observe a religion. In mainstream society, even people who were not 'religious' practiced religion, the effect of which was to moderate the influence of the 'religious' element. Things, of course, have been changing. The generations growing up since the 1960s have tended not to practice their faith in the context of a faith community. Whether a 'religious' sensibility is 'in the blood' or not, religious questions affect all of us.
Religion is too important to leave in the hands of the 'religious'.