, Gillard answered , `` No , I do n't Jon , I 'm not a religious person ... I 'm , of course , a great respecter of religious beliefs but they 're not my beliefs '' . In a 2010 interview when asked if she believed in God , Gillard stated : `` No I do n't ... I 'm not a religious person ... ( I 'm ) a great respecter of religious beliefs but they 're not my beliefs . ''