Secularism

Updated 18 Sep 2026

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What it is
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  organizing public authority so that civic standing does not depend on accepting a particular religion
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Example
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  a religious prohibition on alcohol can guide a believer's conduct. Imposing it on everyone requires a public justificaiton
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Majoritarian entitlement
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  Numerical dominance does not establish a right to impose every religious rule.
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  Other people's freedom to live differently is not itself persecution
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Why it matters
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  Protection includes nonbelievers and people whose interpretation differs from the dominant version of their own religion.
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