secularism
The belief that church and state should be entirely separate, and that the citizens should be free to believe whatever they want.
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secularism
A belief and theoretical system of governance aimed to remove religious influence from politics. If its theory is applied both religion and politics are safe from each other. Every member of society is seen and treated equally for their religious views and laws are judged on their logicality; not on their religious or spiritual importance.
The extent of secularism in the U.S. demonstrates how far ahead it is compared to religious governance and the darkening prejudice of fundamentalism.
secularism by Enlightened fellow April 26, 2014
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Pseudo-secularism
In the Indian context, the term pseudo-secularism is used to indicate unfair advantage to certain religions, i.e. Muslims, Christian appeasement politics. The term 'Pseudo-secular' implies that those who claim to be secular are actually not so, but are Pro-Abrahamic.
Indian Muslims and Christians: "We are the real Minority, look at us, majority is making our life hell"
Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Zoroastrian: Are you Serious?
Keyboard warrior Hindus: Give us a break, why so much 'Pseudo-secularism'?
Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Zoroastrian: Are you Serious?
Keyboard warrior Hindus: Give us a break, why so much 'Pseudo-secularism'?
Pseudo-secularism by The Non Smoker November 6, 2021
Social Sciences of Secularism
A field that studies secularism not as a simple separation of church and state but as a complex political and cultural project with its own histories, ideologies, and contradictions. It examines how different societies have implemented secularism (French laïcité, Indian secularism, Turkish Kemalism, American separationism), how secular policies affect religious and non‑religious citizens, and how secularism can itself become a kind of civil religion. The social sciences of secularism also analyze the rise of “political secularism” as a tool for managing religious diversity.
Example: “Social sciences of secularism research showed that French laïcité, while officially neutral, disproportionately restricts Muslim religious expression in public schools, revealing how secularism can be a vehicle for cultural majoritarianism.”
Sociology of Secularism
The sociological dimension of secularism studies, focusing on how secular institutions, laws, and norms shape social behavior, identity, and inequality. It examines how secular policies are implemented on the ground, how citizens experience and contest them, and how secularism interacts with class, race, and gender. The sociology of secularism also studies the rise of “secularist movements” and their opposition to religious influence in public life, as well as the social consequences of removing religious welfare and community structures.
Example: “The sociology of secularism revealed that in post‑communist countries, the abrupt imposition of state atheism created a vacuum that was later filled by nationalist religions—showing that secularism cannot simply erase religious need.”
Sociology of Secularism
The sociological dimension of secularism studies, focusing on how secular institutions, laws, and norms shape social behavior, identity, and inequality. It examines how secular policies are implemented on the ground, how citizens experience and contest them, and how secularism interacts with class, race, and gender. The sociology of secularism also studies the rise of “secularist movements” and their opposition to religious influence in public life, as well as the social consequences of removing religious welfare and community structures.
Example: “The sociology of secularism revealed that in post‑communist countries, the abrupt imposition of state atheism created a vacuum that was later filled by nationalist religions—showing that secularism cannot simply erase religious need.”
Social Sciences of Secularism by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal April 16, 2026
Sickularism
Sick + Secularism = Sickularism
India's one-sided anti-majority Secularism that is nothing to do with real Secular values.
India's one-sided anti-majority Secularism that is nothing to do with real Secular values.
Average rNDTV consumer: Majority bad, Piecefools good.
People with a functioning brain: Sickularism much?
People with a functioning brain: Sickularism much?
Sickularism by The Non Smoker October 5, 2021
secularitis
A funny mental Disease that makes you degrade into secularism.
term given by sham sharma show and kushal mehra of opindia.
term given by sham sharma show and kushal mehra of opindia.
secularitis by APOSTATEPROPHET November 22, 2019