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"secularism" is a correct and usable word in written English
You can use it to refer to the principle of separation of government institutions and persons mandated to represent the state from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. For example, "In Germany, the principle of secularism is strictly adhered to, as all government institutions must remain neutral on religious matters".
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secularism
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A position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions
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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown is a journalist and a founder of British Muslims for Secular Democracy To me, secularism means more than simply living a life without religion.
Our beliefs can elevate and inspire, and well-policed secularism – a version of secularism that doesn't itself become an alternative set of rigid, aggressive beliefs – could help us to do both.
Above all, secularism means keeping open the possibility that there may not be satisfactory answers to difficult questions, be they scientific, political or existential, that humanity cannot help but ask.
So to me, secularism means freedom: freedom to think what I want and to hold a world view that is not forced upon me by government or society.
He constantly rants against Obama's promotion of "secularism", and says the idea of an "absolute" separation of church and state makes him want to throw up.
Secularism is having the courage to question everything in such a way that no one belief system – religious or otherwise – is permitted to dominate.
Secularism was not the enemy of religion; it simply said that the state had no religion, Biard continued.
Let there be no doubt that concepts such as "secularism" or "freedom of speech" are rarely detached from the culture and values of the time, and they need to be constantly interrogated, challenged and investigated for selectiveness or partiality.
Massive disconnects between reality, behaviour and policy threaten our species in both small and apocalyptic ways and if I see secularism as anything it's as a pathway to sanity.
Secularism to me means the separation of state and religion.
Secularism for me is about the removal of religion, not just from the state, but also from power relations within the family and the community.
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