From: Nascy Caldeira
<<Since when does 'secular' mean 'equal'? And you call yourself a
scientist, Santosh?
***Dear Nascy, Santosh does not know the meaning of secularism. No
wonder, since with all his medical qualifications he does not know even the
difference between "remission" and "cure".
Secularism means that life should be enriched by deep respect for human
person, for human rights, equality of all people, breaking down barriers of
class and caste. There is also separation between the Church and the State. The
State should not interfere in the matters of the Church. The State respects all
religions, all people, all human rights. There cannot be discrimination on the
basis of creed, caste, class, gender. Secular does not mean that all cultures
are equally good or that all religions are equally good. The term secularism
was coined by George Holyoake in 1851.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
--- On Wed, 18/8/10, Santosh Helekar <[email protected]> wrote:
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Ivo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>I have taken part in their seminars and spoken in
> english, hindi and marathi (my knowledge is only smattering
> in these languages, yet I used to prepare with the help of
> my students), in favour of religious dialogue, without
> falling into a wrong concept of "all religions are
> equal"...
>
Why is "all religions are equal" a wrong concept in a secular country?
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