The practises, beliefs and values of Christianity and...

The practises, beliefs and values of Christianity and Islam have an impact on Australia society; however, the media exploits the perceived tension between the two groups which has led to discrimination and violence. Over many years the way of which an individual lives their life has been shown to be affected by the religion of which they follow. This affects the way of life throughout the community surrounding these people, as well as having an impact on the social issues throughout this particular community. Christianity has a huge impact throughout Australia, this includes through schools, dress codes, the way of which people live in their day to day lives. Christianity has always been a highly popular religion throughout Australia as†¦show more content†¦This defining change in the education system over the last 20 years, has been due to the modification of the Christian schools throughout Australia (ABC, 2010). This has an influence on the culture of Australia as it mean s that this percentage of students have a background of which religion was required throughout their life, therefore the students learn Christian morals and values. This may shape the way they live their adult lives in terms of who they vote for, and how they spend their money as well as the fact that it means that they know the background of Christianity, having an impact on them and society. Christianity also has a major effect on the laws throughout Australia, for example a variety of laws have been made in relation to the Ten Commandments. Similarities are found between the commandments which state that one should not kill, steal or bear false witness, and the laws written about them. The parliament of Australia is majorly influenced by Christianity as the original government was made up of the English settlers who all had a Church of England or Christian background. This then shaped parliament into having a Christian background. Parliament is also affected depending on the fait h of the leader, for example we have had five Christian Prime Ministers, John Howard being one of them. Howard quoted in