Real Research, an online survey app, revealed that 65.60% of the respondents were aware of the Sydney church stabbing case.

Highlights:

  • 71.78% of the respondents think the Australian police force needs to be more vigilant.
  • 67.36% of the respondents believe if the police spelled out the religion of the attacker, there would have been a clash between the Christians and members of the attacker’s religion.
  • 62.50% of the respondents think some religions promote crime and violence.

Sydney Church Stabbing Case

The police stated that the attack, which injured four people, was a religiously motivated terror act. 62.50% of the respondents think some religions promote crime and violence.

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Figure 1: Whether some religions promote crime and violence

Religious Extremism

The police refrained from stating the religion of the attacker. 67.36% of the respondents believe if the police spelled out the religion of the attacker, there would have been a clash between the Christians and members of the attacker’s religion.

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Figure 2: Could attackers’ religion clash with Christians’?

In addition, the 16-year-old boy who might be facing trial for stabbing the bishop at a Sydney church might face a life sentence if found guilty. A survey on police calling the Sydney church stabbing case as extremism revealed that 57.10% of the respondents think that since he is young and has a mental condition, he should be given a chance by serving a less harsh prison sentence.

Survey on Police Calling The Sydney Church Stabbing Case

This incident inside the church is the second consecutive stabbing to have happened, right after one that happened in the mall, where women and children were stabbed. A survey on police calling the Sydney church stabbing case as extremism revealed that 71.78% of the respondents think the Australian police force needs to be more vigilant.

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Figure 3: Whether Australian police need to be more careful after the Sydney church stabbing case

Furthermore, 53.90% of the respondents think Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel, who was attacked, did the right thing by forgiving the attacker.

Methodology

Survey TitleSurvey on Police Calling The Sydney Church Stabbing Case
DurationApril 22 – April 30, 2024
Number of Participants5,000
DemographicsMales and females, aged 21 to 99
Participating Countries Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia,… Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, China (Hong Kong) China (Macao), China (Taiwan), Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greanada, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Maldives, Maluritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar [Burma], Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe.