On Monday 08 Aug 2011 5:04:43 pm Charles Haynes wrote: > Certainly there are people (generally religious) who make that claim. > Usually by claiming that secularism prevents them from practising > their religion (in the way that they would like.) However, > classically, secularism has instead simply required that religion not > influence governmental institutions and vice versa. > This is the problem (not for me, but as I see it). Individuals who want to practise religion ar not affected greatly by secularism. It is the political aspirations of people who practise religion who feel their wings are clipped by secularism. As long as one sees religion as personal, secularism is fine. If religion is considered to be a force that should govern society - then it is stepping on the toes of governance.
shiv
