Full Definition of SECULAR
1
a : of or relating to the worldly or
temporal <
secular concerns>
b : not overtly or specifically religious <
secular music>
c : not
ecclesiastical or
clerical <
secular courts> <
secular landowners>
2
: not bound by
monastic vows or rules;
specifically : of, relating to, or forming
clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation
<a secular priest>
The concensus is based upon NOT Religious reasoning, but the ideas/theories produced in the imagination of those "secular" minded persons. Even though the countries may espouse to be "Christian".
The Scriptures are filled with beliefs which are contrary to the Will of the Father---GOD.(by like-minded men.)