Questions tagged [secularism]
Questions relating to the indifference to religious considerations relating to politics.
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Are countries identifying themselves as secular, truly secular countries?
In this video, I see that members of parliaments, PM, and so on are taking oath by holding a book.
Is it a bible? If Yes, is England a secular country or not?
In this video, I see POTUS is holding a ...
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Reasons behind selective filtering of immigrants by India
The president of the ruling party (BJP) promised during election campaigning that only refugees belonging to Hindu, Sikh and Buddha will be allowed into India. The government also seems to be thinking ...
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Is it allowed to invoke religion while campaigning in India?
I have seen a lot of politicians invoking religion while campaigning for elections in India. They usually drive up an "us vs them" mob mentality. While I feel that this is ethically wrong, is this ...
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Why is has the US not “followed through” with secularisation after the hippie movement?
Well this is (once again) from the viewpoint from one from Europe, specifically the Netherlands.
During the 50s and 60s we had a very strict religious "pillars" in society, where one only interacts ...
