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The term '''secular''' is generally used to mean "worldly, as differentiated from ecclesiastical." The term has changed meaning dramatically over time. Its original definition preserved its Latin meaning - "of an age" - as evinced in the [[Secular Games]], or the [[Carmen Secularae]] ("Song of the Augustan Age") by Horace.
The term '''secular''' is generally used to mean "worldly, as differentiated from ecclesiastical." The term has changed meaning dramatically over time. Its original definition preserved its Latin meaning - "of an age" - as evinced in the [[Secular Games]], or the [[Carmen Secularae]] ("Song of the Augustan Age") by Horace.
The term is euphemistically used by [[atheists]] who do not want to admit how they sneakily impose their belief system in public institutions.
The term may be a euphemism used by [[atheists]], since atheism generally has negative associations in the United States.
The United States was founded as a secular republic - religion is firmly disestablished in the Consitution, and many of the Founding Fathers were secularists.
The United States was founded as a secular republic - religion is firmly disestablished in the Consitution, and many of the Founding Fathers were secularists.