Religion And Belief Systems In Australia Post 1945

Question 0

What is the native title act?

Answer 0

1993 Mabo decision created an avenue for aboriginal people to make ownership claims on land that they could prove they had a continuous connection to.

Question 1

What is the Mabo case?

Answer 1

In 1992 Eddie Mabo proved that the Mabo and Meriam people had a continuous connection to their land.
High court in favour of Mabo
As a result they overturned the term “terra nullius” (land belonging to know one)

Question 2

What is the wik decision?

Answer 2

1996 pastoral leases and native title could coexist.

Question 3

What is the native title amendment?

Answer 3

1997 10 point plan staying that native title and leaseholders could coexist, but in any conflict the rights of the leaseholders would come first.

Question 4

What is the stolen generation?

Answer 4

Government policy that forcibly removed children from their families. This occurred In the late 1800s to early 1980s.

Question 5

Christian trends overtime

Answer 5

Decreased 88% in 1947 and 61% in 2011

Question 6

Account for the present religious landscape in Aus

Answer 6

• Christianity as the major tradition
• immigration
• denominational switching
• rise of new age religions
• secularism

Question 7

Effect of dispossession

Answer 7

• separation from the land
• separation from kinship
• stolen generation

Question 8

How is aboriginal spirituality determined by the dreaming?

Answer 8

• kinship
• ceremonial life
• obligations to land and people

Question 9

Land rights movements

Answer 9

• Mabo
• native title act
• wik decision
• native title amendment

Question 10

Ecumenical movement

Answer 10

• the uniting church
• national council of churches in aus (ncca)
• nsw ecumenical council

Question 11

What is interfaith dialogue ?

Answer 11

Cooperative and positive interaction between adherents of different religious traditions.
E.g affinity inter cultural foundation: increase awareness of Muslim community in aus

Question 12

Aboriginal and Christian reconciliation

Answer 12

• John Paul 2 attempted to reconcile

- NCCA–> indigenous youth and their spirituality

Question 13

Aboriginal and other religious reconciliation

Answer 13

• aboriginal symbols and celebrations within a variety of church services
• Jewish have yearly week long prayer referring to reconciliation
• federation of Islamic councils and Buddhist peace centre