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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 is euphemistically used by [[atheists]] who do not want to admit how they sneakily impose their belief system in public institutions. | ||
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| + | ==Further reading== | ||
| + | * Emmet Kennedy, "The Tangled History of Secularism," ''Modern Age'' (Winter 2000) Volume 42, Number 1; [http://www.mmisi.org/ma/42_01/kennedy.pdf online edition] | ||
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[[Category:Religious terms]] | [[Category:Religious terms]] | ||
Revision as of 13:47, December 8, 2008
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.
Further reading
- Emmet Kennedy, "The Tangled History of Secularism," Modern Age (Winter 2000) Volume 42, Number 1; online edition