secularism

Example Sentences

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"One of Monaco's distinctive features is a kind of positive secularism, which recognises the legitimate autonomy of the spiritual and temporal spheres," Guillaume Paris, a senior clergyman in Monaco, told AFP.

From Barron's

As in France, Quebec's state secularism - or laïcité - is central to its identity.

From BBC

She found that 73% felt the secularism law affected their ability to look for a job, and a similar number said they have considered leaving the province.

From BBC

"Defending secularism is not a crime ... We will not surrender to darkness," it adds.

From Barron's

The demolition provoked the worst religious violence in India for many decades - it was, he said years later, the "gravest setback" to secularism since the country's independence from Britain in 1947.

From BBC