Hi,
This was posted earlier this week I think in one of the DIRs;
Didn't have the time to respond earlier and as it was in a DIR it wouldn't have been appropriate, so I thought I would re-run it here.
Basically in the video the author completely strawmans secularism, appearing to claim it is...
So it looks to me like a certain person who shall not be named is using the cover of a DIR to bash secularism.
I decided to counter that by proposing the polar opposite statement in Religious Debates.
Secular Power is a blessing to humanity, not some sort of divine chastisement.
Why? Because...
I thought the recent release of 2018 Census results may be of general interest.
About half of New Zealanders now have no religion. The 2018 census showed the percentage of non-believers had risen to 49 per cent, from 38.5 per cent in 2013.
That was a much higher percentage of people declaring...
In Bavaria , the most Catholic Bundesland in Germany, a new law states that crucifixes are compulsory in all the places of the Public Administration, including schools and courthouses.
http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/27/compulsory-crucifixes-in-bavaria-spark-controversy
I find this law...
Please tell me your religion
Do you believe different religious perspectives affect the way an individual views Secularism?
If so, how have these religions responded to being under a non-religious government?
Have they reformed themselves to be better suited to the surrounding secularism or...
Is an Atheist Society not a secular society?
Secular means without regard to religious bias.
Please
Regard
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This thread was conceptualized from Post #932 from our respected friend @Willamena .