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    Default Re: An attack on secularism?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rhyfelwyr View Post
    Banning religion from the public sphere is state-enforced atheism. You can correct me if I'm picking you up wrong, but you seem to be saying a judge can draw on his morals to give a particularly harsh/lenient sentence, unless the morals are in any way influenced by a belief in God. Why does it matter if the morals are from a belief in God or not? It shouldn't be relevant unless we are going to discriminate based on people's beliefs.
    State-Enforced Athiesm = Banning Churches, Actively Denouncing Religion, Tearing down Religious symbols, etc.
    Examples: USSR, Communist China, etc

    Secularism = Removal of Religion from the State (and vice-versus), you can still go to church, you can still pray, still have your cross necklace when appropiate, etc. You cannot get into Office and tell people they are going to hell, and put them in prison for being gay. In the same light, this applies to all religions, what you believe in your own time is nothing to do with the state, unless you try to enforce your religious beliefs onto others against their will. You can still be elected and say you are a Christian, but it doesn't affect your work in office. This allows people the freedom to practise any religion as they are not discriminated against.
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    Secularisation is the transformation of a society from close identification with religious values and institutions toward non-religious (or "irreligious") values and secular institutions. Secularisation thesis refers to the belief that as societies "progress", particularly through modernization and rationalization, religion loses its authority in all aspects of social life and governance.
    Last edited by Beskar; 08-19-2010 at 17:17.
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