This essay will argue, that since the “Jehovah’s Witnesses case” , the interests of the state and the liberty of the individual have remained generally unaffected even with new legislation that deals with present day matters. Prior to 1943, Australia had fronted many issues, but in recent times has also faced religious terrorism. Since the events of 911 , it has been difficult for The Commonwealth to draw a line between defending religious freedoms and defending national security. Section 116 of the Australian Constitution limits the ability of the Commonwealth to legislate in respect of religion. State governments are not required to abide by the laws of section 116 . Australian courts have considered section 116 in only a small…
Reflection is defined as a process of thinking back or recalling an event to discover the meaning and purpose of that event. Reflection requires adequate knowledge and it is also necessary for self-evaluation, to review one’s successes and mistakes. The process of a reflection helps students to seek and understand the relation between concepts learned in the classroom and real-life incidents. In this presentation, we had to answer the question What do Christian denomination offer to Australian in the 21st Century? We started off with a group of three; Rose, Krystelle and Lisa, but then Lisa one of our group member she changed classes so then Krystelle and I we were the only ones left. As a group of three we allocated 3-4 questions to each group…
Ecumenism, in the sense of Australian Christianity, is the religious initiative towards unity within the Christian church. It is the promotion of co-operation and improved understanding between distinct religious groups or denominations within Christianity and other religions.…
In the ancient world, religious tolerance was mainly in the context of imperial states using it as a political or strategic tactic to hold power within an imperial state ; or as part of religious teachings that forbade the forced conversions of others. In modern times, many sovereign Western countries,including the U.S, have implemented religious tolerance with the aim of multiculturalism and have even codified it. In the Persian context, it was used as a political strategy to help advance his conquests by giving an image of tolerance and vibrancy. In the Ottoman context, forced conversions weren’t practiced because the Quran forbid it. By contrast, the U.S and many other sovereign Western countries have codified this policy for the goal of…
Discuss: “Despite the unifying results of WWI in relation to its identity, the overall result was a divided society.”…
Anglican adherence has changed from 1947 to 2011 as there has been a constant drop in people claiming that they belong to the Anglican Church. Between 1947 to 2011 it dropped from 39% down to 17%. This has made a huge impact on the Anglican Church as they don’t have as many people as they used to back in 1947.…
Her childhood was filled with memories such as "[camping] out often". In page 9 and 10 Ellie compares her life to her friend Fiona's saying; "unlike us rurals, she [lives] in town and spends more time playing piano then drenching sheep or marking lambs". Ellie is a genuine rural. Throughout the book Ellie also exhibits another element of Australian Identity, a fighting spirit. Many times she is pushed to the limits and comes up with brilliant plans and keeps going in desperate and tough times whcih ensure her friends and her own survival, for example the time when Ellie bravely stepped into the light of the car park to see what was going o ndown at the show…
Sectarianism (1788)- excessive devotion to a particular religious denomination. It is a bitterness, hostility, division between 2 religions to the extent that one thinks they are better than the other – mainly between Catholics and Protestant, i.e. Irish and England.…
The Australian Catholic Church took a dramatic change during the second half of the twentieth century (1950-200) due to the migrants who came to Australia from many different countries around the world. After world war 2, due to Australia creating a large-scale immigration program, set out by Arthur Cardwel who was Australia's first federal minister. The coastal areas of Australia such as Darwin, had been bombed during the war there was a fear that the isolated Australian nation would be bombed again.…
Pluralism is the best word to describe the landscape for many religions established here in America. Religions Pluralism have been possible from many centuries ago. It is still possible, we are dealing with many changes respecting of this, everyday. Maybe, some religions have not understood this fact, every religion must have their own space, there is any religion with the purpose to eradicate humanity if nobody decided to belong to one in specific. I consider, all the terrorist events that we are facing are the process in our way to adapt us to many…
Prompt- The power to of the group is often the cause of losing our individual identity.…
Why is it important for an organization to have a clear definition of diversity? What organizations can you identify that exemplify each of the diversity management paradigms: resistance, discrimination-and-fairness, access-and-legitimacy, and integration-and-learning?…
Australian independence from Britain changed little in the relationship between Whites and Aborigines. The occupation of main land and the spread of European livestock over vast areas made a traditional Aboriginal lifestyle less viable, but also provided a ready alternative supply of fresh meat for those prepared to risk taking advantage of it.…
As Walter Koenig so eloquently points out, religious tolerance or religious freedom has been the ideal of many societies. Indeed, the North American colonies were largely founded to create safe havens of religious freedom and tolerance for Europeans suffering from persecution. However, despite the fact that the North American colonies are often lauded as being the model of religious freedom and tolerance, European imperialism, as a whole, actually decreased religious freedom in the colonial world. This can be seen through the treatment of people with non-Christian religions, the Spanish Inquisition, and, most notably, with the forced conversion of the native peoples of the New World.…
An immigrant is a person who leaves their country of citizen ship to live or set up permanent residence in another country. This person must have clearance from both countries to leave or they would be classified as an illegal or undocumented immigrant. There are two types of immigrants:…