Secularism believes that .............
there should be no concern of religion in political issues
Secularism (the term was coined by George Jacob Holyoake in 1851) is the principle that religion and the state should be separate: political matters and the functioning of government are to be decided on non-religious, rational grounds.
A secular state has no official religion, does not discriminate on the basis of religion, and keeps religion as a private matter of the individual. In India the word ‘secular’ was added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment (1976), and Articles 25-28 guarantee freedom of religion.
Religion is not an ‘optional aspect’ of politics under secularism; ‘all religions are equal’ expresses an attitude of tolerance rather than the defining principle of separation; and giving importance to the majority religion is opposed to secularism.
Hence, secularism believes that there should be no concern of religion in political issues.
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