Post 1945 - 1
In the 2016 census what percentage was the no religion category?
30.1%
What significant event occurred in 1967 and what did it mean?
1967 Referendum.
Australians voted to change the Constitution so that like all other Australians, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples would be counted on the census
Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (White Australia Policy)
Connections, relationships and bonds that are modelled from the Dreaming
Kinship
Reconciliation & Example
process by which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the non-Indigenous citizens of Australia can heal from the past and move towards a better future based on mutual respect and understanding.
Catholic church celebrates national reconciliation week & Caritas
Executive National Council of Jewry
What is the major religious tradition in Australia Post 1945?
Christianity 87.3%
Identify 3 land rights movements in Australia and the date
Mabo Case 1992
Wik Case 1996
Tent Embassy 1972
Bark Petition 1963
Which 3 Religious traditions are increasing?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Spirituality communicated through song, art and dance.
Ceremonial Life
Interfaith Dialogue & example
the positive and cooperative interaction between people of different religions, faiths or spiritual beliefs, with the aim of promoting understanding between different religions to increase acceptance and tolerance.
You need to have at least: leaders of different religions. tolerance, mutual understanding and harmony
Australian National Dialogue for Christians, Muslims and Jews
Define denoimational switching and provide an example
the exchange of church members between Christian denominations
e.g. Catholic to Pentecostal
Anglican to Uniting Church
Not Catholic to Islam
Identify 3 implications of dispossession
Separation from land
Separation from Kinship groups
Stolen Generation
What is the fastest growing religion according to the census data?
No Religion
What was the bringing them Home Report and when was it published?
National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families April 1997
Ecumenism and an example
NCCA
NSWEC
UNITING CHURCH
Which is the largest non-Christian religious tradition in Australia?
Islam- 2.6 %
What has the Christian tradition done to support the reconciliation movement?
Most Christian Churches have groups to represent the indigeneous Australians
Ordained Aboriginal clergy
Participated in reconciliation walks
Made statements on the issue
Which religious traditions are decreasing?
Christianity
Judaism
Name of the Australian Prime Minister who formally apologised to the Aboriginal Peoples.
Kevin Rudd 2008
Define Terra Nullius
Land belonging to no one
How has immigration changed the religious landscape?
1. Introduced multiculturalism
2. Rise of New age religion
3. Catholic becoming the dominating Christian denomination
Describe the ways that Aboriginals have an inextricable connection to the land
kinship
Ceremonial life
obligations to the land and people
Name of the most memorable Aboriginal reconciliation movement in the year 2000?
Walk for Reconciliation - Harbour Bridge Walk
What was the outcome of the Mabo Decision 1992?
Acknowledged that the legal precedent of Terra Nullius was dead.
What does Secularism or secular mean? With an example
Separation of religion and state.
Public schools, Holiday trading hours