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Secularism


 

:This article concerns secularism, the social ideology in which religion and supernatural beliefs are not seen as the key to understanding the world and are instead segregated from matters of governance. For other forms of being secular, and perspective on the terminology underlying the word "secularism", see secularity.

The secular state

Most major religions accept the primacy of the rules of secular, democratic society. However, fundamentalism opposes secularism. The two largest religious fundamentalist groups in the world are fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist Muslims. Secularism in India is challenged by Hindu Nationalism.

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Fundamentalism - Fundamentalist Christians - Muslims - Secularism in India - Hindu Nationalism

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