The term was coined by George Holyoake in 1851. It originally denoted a system which sought to order and interpret life on principles taken solely
Some religious practices have been secularised and made so popular that the associations with religion are not always discussed
Usually secularism focuses on religion however it also demarcates the secular from other phenomena including superstition, sacred, and metaphysical
More individualistic capitalist societies could just be changing the way we engage with belief systems, making them less recognisably religious.
A secular society is simply one in which the state itself takes a neutral view with respect to religion, and protects the freedom of individuals
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