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The view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs and public education.

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What is indifference or rejection of religion?

Usually a person who is indifferent to religion is a secularist. Being a secularist; or being secular is having nothing to do with religion and religious or spiritual things in life. An indifferent person may call themselves Agnostic - meaning, they do not believe that you can know anything absolute about God.


What does secularist mean?

A secularist is someone who believes in freedom from religion.Like all beliefs, this has varying degrees. Nearly all secularists will believe in a complete separation of church and state and the removal of all religious laws. Currently, France and to a lesser extent the United States are examples of legally secular societies.Extreme secularism will actually forbid religion, as seen in the Soviet Union. Generally, societies that forbid religion in this manner also contain a belief system to replace it,that puts the state, leader or ruling political party in the place formerly occupied by the object of religious veneration.Non-religious.


What is the biblical meaning of the name colin?

Colin does not have a specific biblical meaning as it is not a name found in the Bible. It is of Scottish origin meaning "young cub" or "virile." The name does not have any direct religious connotations.


What is the biblical meaning for name the name Todd?

The name Todd does not have a specific biblical meaning. It is thought to be of Scottish origin, derived from the word "tod," meaning fox.


What religions are popular in North Korea?

The main religion in North Korea is the government-sanctioned religion of JUCHE. Juche, meaning "self-reliance", is a statist religion that requires veneration of Kim Il-Sung and his successive dynasty as gods and this makes the country resemble a theocracy more than the atheist secularist regimes of Communist States. Refusing to believe in Juche is treasonous.However, religious passions of people are hard to quiet and it is estimated that around 5-10% of the population also follow forms of Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, Korean shamanism, or Chondogyo.

Related Questions

When was Secularist of the Year created?

Secularist of the Year was created in 2005.


When did Charles Watts - secularist - die?

Charles Watts - secularist - died on 1906-02-16.


When was Charles Watts - secularist - born?

Charles Watts - secularist - was born on 1835-02-27.


Who would be considered a secularist?

A secularist would be anyone who argues that religion and the state should be separated.


Who is a famous secularist?

Mr.Mahatma Gandhi


What is another name for an atheist?

Secularist, secular humanist


What were Saddam Hussein's beliefs regarding religion?

He was a Sunni Muslim, but was a secularist politically.


Was the king of Iran a Sunni or Shia?

The Shah of Iran was nominally Shiite, but was known as an ardent secularist.


What is indifference or rejection of religion?

Usually a person who is indifferent to religion is a secularist. Being a secularist; or being secular is having nothing to do with religion and religious or spiritual things in life. An indifferent person may call themselves Agnostic - meaning, they do not believe that you can know anything absolute about God.


What is a government without religious control called?

Secularist Government, Also known as Seperation of Church and State.


Which best explains why the following sentence presents a secularist sentiment?

it rejects religion playing a part in venices government


What do secularists believe happens to you after death?

Secularism is simply the belief that religion and the state should be separated. A religious secularist will believe that whatever that person's religion argues will happen after death. A non-religious secularist will usually argue that nothing has been proven about what happens after death and all signs point to nothing occurring, so they do not believe anything about what happens after death.