Religious Diversity

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People Bingo

Practices a religion other than your own

Born in a country other than Australia

Can speak a language other

than English

Has a parent that was born in a country other than Australia

Has a close friend from

another race or religion. What is

it?

Has been to a church before

Has studied a religion

Is from a mixed heritage

background

People and their Beliefs

CUS2.3Explains how shared

customs, practices, symbols, languagesand traditions in

communities contribute to

Australian andcommunity identities.

CUS2.4Describes different viewpoints, ways of

living, languages andbelief systems in a

variety of communities.

Religious Diversity in Australia

Source: http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au/files/pages/aboriginal_aust/ab_aust_full.pdf

Retrieval Chart

Places of Worship

• Use an internet search engine to seek out places of worship in the your local area.

• In the local area of Lindfield and it’s surrounding suburbs there are mainly churches, but also synagogues

Source: http://maps.google.com.au/maps?utm_campaign=en_AU&utm_medium=ha&utm_source=en_AU-ha-apac-au-sk-gm&utm_term=maps

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Case Study ExerciseHow Could You Show Respect &

Sensitivity :

• To his/her belief & practices?

• If you were to visit his/ her sacred place of worship?

•There was a special religious ceremony on that particular school day?

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Religious Diversity

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