Australia Post 1945 Flashcards

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Pentecostal Christian churches are growing but at a declining rate, name some features of the Christian Group

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  • Younger generation
  • Songs
  • Charismatic worship
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5 different Christian Churches in Australia

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Brethren
Orthodox
Salvation Army
Roman Catholic Church
Lutherism

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The diversity of religious affiliation has increased give examples

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  • % of Australians reporting no religious affiliation continues to grow now 38.9% compared to 30.1% in 2016
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What is the common religion in Australia

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Christianity remains the most common Religion with 43.9% a decrease from 52.1% in 2016

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Other than Christianity what is the order of top 5 religions

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Islam
Hinduism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Judaism

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What has happened over the past 50 years with different religious traditions

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  • Steady decline in the number of Australians reporting an affiliation with Christianity
  • A rise in Other religions and No religion particularly the last 20 years
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Explain the growth in affiliation of Other religions

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2021, over 2.5 million people reported Other religions - increase of over 600 thousand since 2016

over the past 25 years the proportion of people reporting Other religion has increased from 3.5 % in 1996 and 10% in 2021

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Name 3 effects of growing secularism

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  1. Loss of religious values
  2. Rise of new age religions
  3. Lack of church practice e.g civil marriages
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what are some elements of New age religion

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  1. interest in the body and experience
  2. meditation, astrology, holistic health, crystals, acupuncture
  3. linked with Karma, reincarnations, Age of Aquarius
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Account fro the rise in New Age religion

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  • disillusion from the government post - Vietnam War
  • disillusion with Christianity failing to guide spiritual or ethical guidance (child sex abuse, women equality, homosexuality, abortion, ethanasia)
  • Growing interest on individualistic lifestyles and autonomy - self rather than community
  • People seeking spiritual insight
  • Age of the Aquarius popular
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into the future

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By 2030:
- 21.4% will be Christian
- 12.5% Catholic
- Anglican drop by 0.6%
- Uniting church won’t exist
- No religion will rise to 64.3%

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