| 单词 | secularism |
| 例句 | I enrolled in every course I could squeeze into my schedule, from German idealism to the history of secularism to ethics and law. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But there is certainly some work out there that pushes against the secularism of art-savvy audiences in ways that make them uncomfortable. Art vs. Blasphemy 2012-09-18T14:57:34Z The papal visit to the EU’s key political institution constitutes “a direct attack on secularism, on equality, on human rights, on the separation between church and state.” We’re coming for Fox News: “America is a very dangerous land for women, because it has such a party as the Republican Party” 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z That’s because the equation secularism = atheism is rapidly gaining market share. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z The books’ early chapters are devoted to the history of secularism. The age of atheism: “If God exists, why is anybody unhappy?” 2014-02-15T15:45:00Z It’s regrettably true that her holiday movie doesn’t feature one minority character, but to view “Coat of Many Colors” as an antidote to multiculturalism, secularism and political correctness would be to miss the point entirely. Who can make a faith-based, all-white Christmas special seem fine ’n’ dandy? Dolly Parton, of course. 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Whatever the answer, It's high time that we came up with a global educational system centered on science and secularism. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z To that end, I asked some outspoken anti-theists and other champions of secularism what they think are the best verses in the Bible, and why. Bible verses that atheists love 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Instead of pursuing “truth,” leaders must attack bad ideas like secularism and New Deal economics, replacing them with Christianity and individualism. This is how the GOP imploded: The real story behind the conservative crack-up, and the creation of Donald Trump 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z At the core of the dilemma is the question of how to square a politics of tolerance and diversity with a commitment to rational thought and critical thinking that derives from secularism. What the media can learn from Bill Maher: 1 year after Charlie Hebdo attack, satirists still taking risks news outlets won’t 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z A new report released this week from the Pew Research Center reveals what you’ve probably already been noticing over the past few years — a sharp turn in American culture toward secularism. I’m Christian and happy that atheism is on the rise: America’s right-wing theocracy needs to chill 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Its comparative obscurity makes it refreshing, as does its secularism. Twelve Feel-Good Seasonal Pop Classics, with and Without Christmas 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z You’ll be educated, yes — about increasing secularism, the Celtic tiger, human rights — but you’ll also be wildly, uproariously entertained by a gifted raconteur at the height of his powers. The 10 Best Books of 2022 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z A strength of “Timbuktu” is how well it captures the tug of war that people in West Africa and elsewhere feel between the forces of secularism and religious fundamentalism. A Movie That Dares to Humanize Jihadists 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The clash of faith and secularism in the Midwest is particularly fertile ground for Baxter. Lives intertwine in Charles Baxter’s ‘There’s Something I Want You to Do’ 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z But pass the mosques around prayer time in the neighborhoods of Fatih or Balat, and secularism seems like an alien fantasy. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z They thus included in their onslaught the one constituency in whose hands the future of secularism lies: religious moderates. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z Of course, such correlations don’t prove that secularism causes these more positive outcomes experienced by less religious societies. The unbearable wrongness of William Barr: Secularism doesn't destroy society or moral order 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z “It’s there very deliberately to ask, ‘Is secularism the endpoint?’ ” Norton’s Latest Anthology Explores World Religion 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z After last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris, the Education Ministry added more hours dedicated to teaching about secularism and the republican values of liberty, equality and fraternity. Joan of Arc’s Shaky Pedestal: France Battles Over Its Identity at School 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Ethicists, however, might be elated by a definition that placed the accent of secularism on moral behavior instead of politics. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z Many of us in Europe held on to the goods of a temperate secularism and also marched against the war in Iraq. Talkin' 'bout my generation 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z The battlegrounds were college campuses, Hollywood, the bedroom — anywhere that moral relativism, secularism and the general “culture of depravity,” as dedicated warriors like Rush Limbaugh put it, held sway. 10 Cultural Battles That Ruled 2017 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z And we are so adamant about our belief in secularism that we don’t see it. Europe is not a secular paradise — and Americans should be careful when embracing this myth 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z In his works, such as The Principles of Secularism of 1871, he somehow managed to define secularism in about a dozen different ways. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z “Jewish culture is almost like a spectrum from orthodox observance to secularism, but there’s always more uniting us than dividing us. If anything, that should be the message of the show.” Unorthodox: behind the Deutschland 83 co-creator's new Netflix series 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z A weird consequence of this is that the secularism of Hebdo is often treated as more of a social threat than the religious convictions of the terrorists. What the media can learn from Bill Maher: 1 year after Charlie Hebdo attack, satirists still taking risks news outlets won’t 2016-01-09T05:00:00Z The protests are ongoing, diverse and filled with people determined to protect India’s secularism and multicultural values. John Oliver explains Trump's support of Modi, India's 'temporary symbol of hate' 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z In any case, Holyoake refined and defended his thought about secularism across more than a half-century of published work. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z But secularism in India never involved the absence of religion. The Delhi Walla’s Visions of a Possibly Vanishing India 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z He saw secularism as a worldview or system of ethics that moved to- ward knowledge of God insofar as it assiduously strived to discover the truth. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z The fact remains, however, that the more secularism becomes narrowly equated with atheism, the less it will be able to forge coalitions and pursue its agenda effectively. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z The 34-year-old soon found herself surrounded by armed police, who forced her to remove her excessive clothing and fined her for failing to wear “an outfit respecting good morals and secularism”. Unmaskings, burkinis and vegan cheese: the alternative ‘women of the year’ awards 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z Such debates over fashion are central to a show in which fashion, along with the splashier totems of secularism — the TriBeCa penthouse, the helicopter jaunts to the Hamptons — is itself a protagonist. In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Fashion Is a Flash Point 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Given that the academy is located in a former church, Mr. Kanlic and his partners wanted to play with notions of spiritualism and secularism, of the artist’s potential to transform a city and a society. Sarajevo’s Enduring Optimism 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z There, the possibility was raised that the passions of extreme atheism tend to muck up the agenda of secularism. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z Multiculturalism, secularism and sexual liberalism are not the hallmarks of genuine, grassroots progress, but evil schemes to undermine white, Christian society. Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp can teach Jason Aldean a thing or two about small towns 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z And, of course, it was and is full of contradictions: A radically new secularism founded it, and a political-religious fervor came to define it. The American Past: A History of Contradictions 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Having morphed from a union with the divine that was personal and profound, the religious ethos has evolved into either fundamentalism or secularism. “American Gods” are the ones we deserve: Neil Gaiman and the Starz show cast on the “long con” of religion and the struggle for lost soul of America 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z “Timbuktu” is an act of resistance and revenge because it asserts the power of secularism not as an ideology but rather as a stubborn fact of life. ‘Timbuktu,’ an Abderrahmane Sissako Film About Radical Islam 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “But some in France — the very same marginalized sector of society who see themselves as targeted by some of Hebdo’s covers — are targeted by laws that enforce secularism.” Charlie Hebdo Award at PEN Gala Sparks More Debate 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z With secularism on the rise, entrepreneurial Christian denominations have evolved a variety of survival strategies. Baptists bank on fire and brimstone 2012-07-11T13:55:00Z "In France, secularism is the official religion. It's almost like North Korea. All who contradict the official religion are banished." Baroque architect reaches across centuries to influence another in 'La Sapienza' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Iranian secularism, Geramifard explains, has been written out of the makeup of Iran – and is even less known in the west. A chance to hear Iran's Voices of the Unheard | Rachel Aspden 2010-03-19T10:24:00Z Holyoake intentionally omitted any reference to atheism in his definition of secularism. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z If atheists are perceived to “own” secularism, its approval ratings will plummet even further. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z “Glory be to equality and secularism,” they intoned in English, with an off-camera interpreter translating their words into Italian. We’re coming for Fox News: “America is a very dangerous land for women, because it has such a party as the Republican Party” 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z In truth, political conceptions of secularism were always an afterthought for Holyoake. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z In a culture that increasingly asks us to check our religious and nonreligious identities at the door — to silence the values and stories we hold most dear — the “New Atheist” brand of secularism isn’t helping. Toxic atheism drives people apart 2012-10-21T16:00:00Z Agents of The Cultures are on a mission to spread democracy, secularism and social justice throughout the universe. Iain Banks dies aged 59 2013-06-09T17:22:02Z For if secularism resulted in moral deterioration, then highly secular societies would be decaying bastions of crime and misery, while the strongly religious would be shining beacons of liberty and harmony. The unbearable wrongness of William Barr: Secularism doesn't destroy society or moral order 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z The mayors of Cannes, Villeneuve-Loubet and the Corsican seaside resort of Sisco imposed the ban last week, arguing the burkini, which leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed, defies French laws on secularism. Australian burkini designer profits from French ban 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Throughout “The Years,” Ernaux traces the collapse of Catholic prudishness as it’s attacked by secularism, the pill, the legalization of abortion and the women’s movement. Reclaiming the Past in the Internet’s ‘Infinite Present’ 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Going back to those statistics, you suggest that secularization theory — the idea that the modernization and economic development will inexorably give rise to secularism — has largely proven true. The age of atheism: “If God exists, why is anybody unhappy?” 2014-02-15T15:45:00Z The war between these two is, of course, a proxy for the global clash between fundamentalism and secularism. A Novel of Culture Clash Grapples With the Grief of a Suicide Bomber’s Family 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z For some it is Holyoake, not Jefferson, nor Locke, nor Luther, who is the true father of secularism. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z The real threat to France, he said, isn’t Muslims but “this crazy new religion I call ‘radical secularism.’ ” Charlie Hebdo Award at PEN Gala Sparks More Debate 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Aside from being preposterously imprecise, the equation secularism = atheism gravely undermines the potential of secularism as a political movement. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z These two people may be representatives of America’s ongoing culture wars — religious traditionalism vs. modern secularism, high culture vs. pop culture — but they are memorable individuals first. From Sarah Treem, an exploration of women who are fighting for recognition 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Church attendance and belief itself are eroding, at least among young people, at least where people are free and educated, and secularism is on the rise. Bible verses that atheists love 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z “No other city exhibited such a remarkable combination of causes stimulating avid religious outreach, which belied the city’s reputation as the epitome of modern secularism,” Professor Butler said. F.Y.I.: Answers to Questions About New York 2011-04-22T21:09:10Z The action takes place at a dinner party, where topics of identity, secularism and prejudice come to the fore — all centering on the perception of Islam in the West. Essential Arts & Culture: A controversial Santa Monica play, a terrifying architectural slide, how 'Brexit' affects the arts 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z This exploration of secularism and Islamic extremism finds Turkey’s literary colossus at his most profound and unsettling. 10 of the best books set in Turkey - that will take you there 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z Opinions differ as to when secularism was born. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z “With secularism and dying churches, it’s going to be only those who lean into a deep passion — I would say radical faith — only that will survive,” said Rev. Wallis. Two Television Showrunners on ‘Creative Short Circuits’ 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z Another part of what I do is examine secularism as a social movement. Atheists are no less moral: The sad delusion of the Christian Evangelical movement 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z To the Orthodox community in which I was raised, the slippery slope of American secularism was made far more slippery by legumes on Passover. And, on Passover, God Gave the Israelites Back Their Legumes 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z He argues that secularism is associated with Modernization, but both phenomena are highly rooted in Western religion. Europe is not a secular paradise — and Americans should be careful when embracing this myth 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z And right now, the forces of secularism and Islam are in contention. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z In the last 30 years, atheism and secularism have been booming in America. Atheist churches: A new type of secular community 2013-12-03T16:23:00Z Shevchenko took the mic and warned of, as she saw it, the “danger” posed to secularism by the pope’s plans to address the European Parliament on Nov. 25. We’re coming for Fox News: “America is a very dangerous land for women, because it has such a party as the Republican Party” 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z And secularism here was a form of militarism: the veil was prohibited in schools and in the government. Museums: In Turkey?s Museums, Sacred and Secular Interweave 2010-05-25T22:26:00Z We are less religious now than at any other point in our history, and our secularism is rising at a rapid pace. Tornado survivor to Wolf Blitzer: Sorry, I’m an atheist. I don’t have to thank the Lord 2013-05-22T14:17:00Z And if secularism suffers from a definitional crisis today, let us note in passing that to him must be ascribed some responsibility for that as well. Secularists are not atheists 2012-09-09T16:00:00Z The journey Haart and her family take from religiosity to secularism over the show's nine episodes is key to Haart's professional and personal achievements. Netflix’s "My Unorthodox Life" urged ultra-Orthodox Jewish women to talk publicly about their lives 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z In the Muslim world, where secularism was a foreign import, it was imposed during the 19th and 20th centuries so rapidly, and all too often cruelly, that in many quarters it has been discredited. The Blame Game: Karen Armstrong Talks About 'Fields of Blood' 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z This week’s events took place against the backdrop of France’s ugly colonial history, its sizable Muslim population, and the suppression, in the name of secularism, of some Islamic cultural expressions, such as the hijab. Unmournable Bodies 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The organization was controversial among some ultra-Orthodox Jews, who saw it as an erosion of traditional gender roles and a Trojan horse that invited secularism into their neighborhoods. Review: ‘93Queen’ Follows Female Jewish EMS Workers in Brooklyn 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z And I think there is a danger, any time you try to impose secularism or religious doctrine on people. Ilhan Omar meets Tan Dhesi: ‘We helped to break a glass ceiling' 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z The abolition of the Breen Office in the mid-1950s, the drift towards secularism and the Church's own iniquities all contributed to the decline of this lost parallel universe of Catholic movies. Hollywood's God old days 2010-03-20T00:12:00Z Worse, Justice Scalia informed us that the secularism upon which the Founding Fathers established our Republic has lapsed. Marco Rubio’s real disqualification: New video outlines bizarre religious faith — and he wants to govern by it 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Perhaps less visible in his poems, but clear in his interviews, is his Arab nationalism and secularism. Why Adonis should win the Nobel 2010-10-06T14:00:00Z Ms Armstrong denounces authoritarian secularism with eloquent passion. Trouble and strife 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z A decline in references to “God,” “Christian” and “universal” is consonant with the conventional view that the 19th century was a time of rising secularism and skepticism. Analyzing Literature by the Words, but Also the Numbers 2010-12-03T20:30:00Z The BJP's website states that secularism in India has become "minority appeasement ... at the cost of majority". How India’s Hindu nationalist BJP seeks Muslim vote in 2024 election 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z "A lot of the viewers don't realise that they're actually rooting for the tolerance and old-school secularism he represents when they watch these movies," he adds. Shah Rukh Khan: How Bollywood's romance king became a fighting machine 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z In an interview with The Associated Press at his flower farm near Montevideo, Mujica reflected on his beliefs, Uruguay’s secularism and the global rise of the religiously unaffiliated. Q&A: Jose Mujica on Uruguay’s secular history, religion, atheism and the global rise of the ‘nones’ 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z As a result, France’s current political climate and its tradition of “laicite” or secularism, suggests neither Macron nor other European leaders will necessarily heed Francis’ call. Pope goes to Marseille to talk migration, but will Europe listen as it scrambles to stem an influx? 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z Debates over France's particular brand of secularism, known as laicite, regularly inflame political talk-shows, from whether nativity scenes can be placed in public buildings, or if the state should still observe religious holidays. Pope's visit to France stirs debate over immigration, secularism 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z Nothing defines France, and separates it from its neighbours, quite so clearly as the issue of la laïcité, or secularism. French shrug off Muslim upset at abaya ban in schools 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z "I don't think that the school uniform is a miracle solution that solves all problems related to harassment, social inequalities or secularism," he said. French education minister wants trial run of school uniforms amid abaya ban row 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The education minister described girls and boys wearing the robes in junior high and high school as “an infringement on secularism,” a foundational principle for France. France’s Macron says schools will be ‘intractable’ in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z For Gabriel Attal, the recently appointed education chief, the garments are “an infringement on secularism,” a foundational principle for France, and, in some cases, a bid to destabilize schools. France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Macron's advisers said French leaders had attended Mass before, and there was "confusion" as to what secularism means. Pope's visit to France stirs debate over immigration, secularism 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z The strict brand of secularism, known as "laicite," is a sensitive topic, and one often quick to trigger tension. French ban of abaya robes in schools draws applause, criticism 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z France has enforced a ban on religious symbols in state schools since 2004 to uphold its strict brand of secularism known as "laicite". French education minister wants trial run of school uniforms amid abaya ban row 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z The framework for the ban is a 2004 law aimed at preserving secularism in French public schools. France’s Macron says schools will be ‘intractable’ in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The 34-year-old Attal, appointed in July, was potentially moving into a minefield with his ban on long robes to “protect” secularism, prompted by growing reports of the garments in some classrooms around the country. France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z However, an opposing tide, secularism, is surging, a 2014 Pew survey found. Listen and understand: That goes for both sides | Op-Ed 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Supporters of the decision to remove the cross include the Freedom from Religion Foundation, which applauded the city’s “determined defense of secularism.” Supporters fight to resurrect Albany Hill cross after city pulls down California landmark 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The report was meant to tell the French public that the open display of religion was creeping into schools, contravening the doctrine of laïcité - the French concept of strict secularism in the public space. France riots: Fuelled by everyday discrimination 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z Home to one of Europe’s largest Muslim minorities, France has implemented laws designed to protect its strict form of secularism, known as “laicité,” which President Emmanuel Macron has said is under threat from Islamism. Top French court upholds ban on wearing hijab during soccer games 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z A 2021 law against what officials refer to as “separatism” was aimed at further strengthening French secularism, notably by increasing oversight of mosques, schools and sports clubs to root out signs of Islamic radicalism. France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Their story quoted Phil Zuckerman, a sociology professor at Pitzer College who specializes in studying secularism, as saying that religious conservatives’ opposition to same-sex marriage “is turning off so many people from Christianity.” 'Jeopardy!' fans appalled that a Lord's Prayer clue stumped all 3 contestants 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Erdogan has cultivated deep loyalty from conservative and religious supporters by elevating Islamic values in a country that was defined by secularism for nearly a century. How Turkey’s president Erdogan has maintained a tight grip on power in the country 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Some Turks treasure that secularism as a founding pillar of the republic. A Pillar of Erdogan’s Victory: Devout Conservative Women 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Franco’s brand of fascism and his revulsion of popular democracy, liberal ideals, secularism, feminism, and communism were similar to those of Mussolini and Hitler. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Previous statements and laws on secularism have seeded acrimonious debate. France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z He spoke about equality, secularism, social justice and education of girls. Atiq Ahmed: The life of India's gangster-politician killed on live TV 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z He has curbed the powers of the military, which frequently meddled in civilian politics whenever the country began deviating from secularism. How Turkey’s president Erdogan has maintained a tight grip on power in the country 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z The election was also driven by issues that have long polarized Turkish society, like the proper place for religion in a state committed to strict secularism. Nail-Biter Turkish Election Goes to Round 2 as Majority Eludes Erdogan 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z He has pushed back against Turkey’s state secularism, expanding Islamic education and changing regulations to allow women in government jobs to wear head scarves. Turkey’s President Amassed Power. He Could Still Lose This Election. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z French authorities have increasingly moved to defend secularism, a constitutional principle meant to guarantee religious neutrality in a multicultural nation. France’s education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They’re worn mainly by Muslims 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Israel’s court crisis is at the front line of a longstanding dispute between ultra-Orthodox Jews and those who support religious pluralism and secularism. Your Tuesday Briefing: Texas Reels From Mass Shootings 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The kibbutzniks often see the court as a guarantor of the secularism and religious pluralism that they felt was envisaged by Israel’s declaration of independence in 1948, and as a bulwark against government overreach. The 2 Israels: Court Crisis Is Front Line for Dueling Visions of a Nation’s Future 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z "Most of its personnel came from Hindu backgrounds and - unlike in the army - they were not trained in secularism." Malyana riots: India Muslim victims despair after court order 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z It’s not, like Westover’s, a tale of seclusion replaced with secularism. How to survive a family cult in the Angeles National Forest, according to a memoir 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Viewers seemed to appreciate that Barron approached Catholicism from an intellectual and philosophical perspective, rather than from a crouched position of defense or a stance overly deferential to secularism — what Barron calls “beige Catholicism.” Catholic leaders turn to YouTube and podcasts to reach new followers. Will it work? 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z It’s hard to look at these events and not see something brewing — a spiritual hurricane forming at a time when confusion, secularism, hate, rage and anti-Christian sentiment are seething. Prayer, revival and ‘Jesus Revolution’: Is our rotting culture on the verge of something big? 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z A model of modern secularism, he’s simply committed to defending his clients, even if they’re guilty. The roots of Israel's current chaos in a potent new historical noir 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z With secularism and dying churches, it’s going to be only those who lean into a deep passion — I would say radical faith — only that will survive. Two Evangelical Leaders on ‘Radical Faith’ 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Domestic politics: Musharraf maintained a measure of democracy, embraced economic reforms and promoted secularism, all of which helped to bring few friends in a country where religious radicals wielded broad influence. Your Monday Briefing: The U.S. Shoots Down China’s Balloon 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z The rapid growth of Israel's ultra-Orthodox population has profound consequences for the rest of society, especially Israel's delicate status quo between religion and secularism. Expert: Israel's changing demographics show far-right rule is here to stay 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z It was considered so persuasive that the College of Cardinals chose him to continue John Paul’s legacy and essentially encourage the church to make a last-ditch conservative effort to resist the growing forces of secularism. Benedict’s Death Leaves Catholic Conservatives Bereft 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z He spoke about the dangers of secularism and societies that didn’t allow religious points of view. How Benedict’s death could reshape the Catholic Church 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z It was considered so persuasive that the College of Cardinals chose him to continue John Paul’s legacy and essentially encourage the traditional church to make a last-ditch effort against the growing forces of secularism. Long before he was pope, the man who became Benedict was a central figure in the church. 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z When Benedict visited the United States in 2008, he warned against the “subtle influence of secularism” that could lead Catholics to accept abortion, divorce and cohabitation outside of marriage. For Conservative Catholics in U.S., Pope Benedict’s Death Is Loss of a Hero 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z Benedict saw the spread of secularism as a slow spiritual suicide, and he found his primary mission in trying to stop it. Benedict XVI, First Modern Pope to Resign, Dies at 95 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z As pope, he warned about “aggressive forms of secularism” and worried about the church making concessions to the norms of modern culture that might weaken the eternal truths of Catholicism. How Benedict, first German pope in centuries, lost sway with the German church 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z He attacks abortion and gay marriage, recently legalised in Spain, in a Mass to consecrate Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia church in another pointed criticism of what he called Spain’s "aggressive secularism". Former pope Benedict, his papacy and retirement 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the United Kingdom’s Office of National Statistics reported last month a rise in secularism in Great Britain and Wales, which have seen a decline in Christian affiliation. More happiness, sexual satisfaction in marriage come with high ‘dosage’ of religion: study 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The numbers for England and Wales track with increasing levels of secularism across Western Europe, Canada, the U.S. and Australia, among other nations. A Christian nation no more? Census numbers fuel debate on Britain’s identity, Christianity’s future 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Britain, which sent Bibles and missionaries throughout its global empire to spread the Christian faith during the 18th and 19th centuries, is moving towards secularism and away from the official state religion, the numbers indicate. Britain, Wales see dramatic drop in Christian populations, U.K. Census reveals 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Millar said the goal of electing more atheists and humanists is to help grow secularism in government. America’s atheists and humanists increasingly joining the ranks of lawmakers in state capitals 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z The Labor Party, which once dominated Israeli politics with its brand of social democracy and secularism, barely scraped into Parliament, winning just four seats. After Near Wipeout in Election, Israeli Left Wonders: What Now? 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z Kurdish claims have oscillated between full-on separatism and autonomy within a multi-ethnic Iranian state, spanning a wide political spectrum from left-leaning secularism to right-wing Islamist thought. Factbox: Iran's minority Kurds in focus after woman's death in custody 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z Founded in 2013, the Satanic Temple advocates for secularism and considers Satan a literary figure who serves as a metaphor for defending personal sovereignty against religious authority. The Satanic Temple challenges Idaho, Indiana abortion bans 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z In a country committed to laïcité, or secularism, she is the rare intellectual to bring religious texts into the public square. French Feminist Rabbi Captivates Multifaith Crowds With Musings on Mortality 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z In France, where the hijab is banned for public servants and in schools as part of the state's policy on secularism, the burkini has stirred national debate at regular intervals. Guests call out burkini ban at Tunisian hotels as discriminatory 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z In July, Mr. Darmanin announced that Mr. Iquioussen would be expelled for “hate speech against the values of France,” citing the country’s commitment to secularism and gender equality. France Expels Imam Accused of Hate Speech, Reviving a Thorny Debate 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It includes industrialization, globalization, urbanization, democratization, scientific and technological advance, capitalism, secularism, rationalism, individualism and consumerism. Culture, progress and the future: Can the West survive its own myths? 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z As India celebrates 75 years of independence on Monday, the legacy of the “father of the nation” who advocated nonviolence and secularism is being debated, downplayed and derided as never before. As India marks its first 75 years, Gandhi is downplayed, even derided 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z India is gripped by rising Hindu nationalism and anti-Muslim sentiment, with the ruling party increasingly chipping away at the country’s constitutionally mandated secularism. 75 Years Later, the Fading Ghosts of India’s Bloody Partition 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z But 37 others — intellectuals who had gathered at the hotel to discuss ways of promoting secularism — died in the blaze. Rushdie Attack Recalls 1991 Killing of His Japanese Translator 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z For years, the country has implemented laws designed to protect its strict form of secularism, known as “laicité,” which President Emmanuel Macron has said is under threat from Islamism. France discriminated against hijab-wearing vocational trainee -U.N. document 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z “The Christian nationalism label is just the latest attack by religious secularists to remove American Christendom from the public square in favor of their system of beliefs, termed secularism.” Liberals warn of ‘Christian nationalism,’ as some conservatives embrace the label 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Now many secularism experts worry that with government neutrality sidelined, the playing field will no longer be even. Some Muslims, Jews welcome court ruling allowing football coach to pray 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z His mother was a writer while his father, a Holocaust survivor, was also a journalist who entered politics and was known as an outspoken supporter of secularism. Yair Lapid: The TV host set to be Israel's new PM 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z "They regard secularism, which for centuries has been the liberal world's understanding of what it means to be neutral, as itself a form of discrimination against religion," Dorf said of the conservative justices. U.S. Supreme Court takes aim at separation of church and state 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z "A victory for our "separatism" law, for secularism and above all for the Republic," Darmanin said. No place for burkinis in Grenoble's public pools, rules top French court 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Maldives, popular for its luxury resorts, is a Sunni Muslim nation where preaching and practicing other faiths or secularism are outlawed. Maldives religious extremists disrupt Yoga Day event 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z In an explanation of his candidacy earlier this year, Ascol declared that the SBC is "in danger of being derailed by the subtle infiltration of secularism and godless ideologies into our ranks." Southern Baptist battle goes full MAGA: Far right seeks to purge CRT and "Race Marxism" 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Today’s culture war is being waged not between religion and secularism but between groups that the Catholic writer Matthew Schmitz has described as “the woke and the unwoke.” Opinion | What Comes After the Religious Right? 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z "The administrative court considers that the mayor of Grenoble, with his decision allowing burkinis in municipal pools, is seriously undermining secularism," Darmanin said. French court scraps rule allowing burkinis in Grenoble swimming pools 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Many whom we spoke to then had seen Turkish secularism as the means by which an entitled Kemalist oligarchy preserved its power. Returning to Istanbul, a Place of Competing Identities 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z He viewed the Pledge of Allegiance, to which the words “under God” were added in 1954, as a bulwark against growing secularism. John Leo, conservative columnist for U.S. News, dies at 86 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Yet their renunciation of Kennedy-era separationism came at a cost: secularism, a vital tool of governance in any liberal democracy, fell into disrepair. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Just last week, Fox News host Lisa Kennedy argued that another Supreme Court case challenging the secularism of public schools offers an opportunity to "rethink whether or not we have public schools." Life after Roe: Republicans are already targeting the right to a public education 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z While Christians still make up the majority of the U.S. population, Eslick notes that there’s also a rise of secularism in America. What’s driving a youth movement in Miami churches? 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Macron is a firm defender of French secularism but warns this ban could lead to “civil war.” France’s two presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z Mr Macron also kept his message brief: "This election is a form of referendum, on secularism and on Europe." French election: Macron and Le Pen trade taunts as campaigning ends 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z Obama and the "faith and values" liberals exacerbated popular confusion about what secularism is — and what it isn't. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Le Pen, who wants to bar women from wearing them in public, called head scarves “a uniform imposed by Islamists” that undermined French values of secularism and gender equality. Macron and Le Pen Trade Punches in Pivotal Debate on France’s Future 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Macron says he will keep fighting what he calls “Islamist separatism” and defend French secularism, which he says allows every citizen to freely practice their faith. Voting for Macron is a bitter pill to swallow for some French Muslims 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Strongly held French feelings about the equality of men and women, about secularism, and about its supposedly colorblind society lie behind the virulence of the discussion of these issues. As Final Vote Nears in France, a Debate Over Islam and Head Scarves 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z Mortified by what he considered to be heretical questioning of the truth contained in the holy text, Robinson wanted to counter this growing tide of religious skepticism and secularism in the West. Jerusalem Archaeology Modernizes but Runs into Ancient Problems 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z For the latter, secularism was a malign atheistic ideology deeply opposed to God and Country. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Graham in turn praised Putin for his support of Orthodox Christianity, contrasting Russia's "positive changes" with the rise of "atheistic secularism" in the U.S. War in Ukraine is testing some American evangelicals’ support for Putin as a conservative leader 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z How do you win a global culture war in which differing views on secularism and gay rights parades are intertwined with nuclear weapons, global trade flows, status resentments, toxic masculinity and authoritarian power grabs? Opinion | Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun. 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z But critics of Modi say India has steadily drifted from that commitment to secularism and today is deeply fractured along religious lines. Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z As Dr. von Hildebrand saw it, the modern world was in a state of “total confusion,” with the forces of secularism pitted against the Catholic Church. Alice von Hildebrand, Catholic philosopher who criticized moral relativism, dies at 98 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Never mind that secularism emerged from centuries of Christian theological inquiry about proper relations between crown and cross. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z He carries on about left-wing "Maoism" and "militant secularism" declaring that there is a "mounting effort to affirmatively indoctrinate children with the secular progressive belief system — a new official secular ideology." Bill Barr's pride gets in the way: Trump's top lackey just blew up his own redemption tour 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z The conspicuous display of religious symbols is an emotive subject in France and the court's decision may stir a nationwide debate over so-called core Republican values of secularism and identity ahead of April's presidential election. Top French court upholds ban on barristers wearing hijab in Lille courtrooms 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z "We cannot compromise secularism and France cannot undercut the Olympic movement," Piednoir told the upper house. French bill banning hijabs in sports events moves to National Assembly 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z She later encountered anti-Catholic sentiment at Hunter College, which she described as “a city university in a fortress of secularism.” Alice von Hildebrand, Catholic philosopher who criticized moral relativism, dies at 98 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z Never mind that, to the best of my knowledge, no major Democratic constituency in 2006 was complaining about there being too much secularism in America. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until the 1980s that secularism began to erode. Hindu nationalism's threat to Muslims and India’s status as the world's largest democracy 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Religious symbols and clothing are banned for public servants in France due to its principle of "laïcité", or secularism - the separation of religion from the state. Top French court upholds ban on barristers wearing hijab in Lille courtrooms 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The Rev. Robert Baró Cabrera, director of the Cathedral’s cultural heritage patrimony, said the festival’s spotlight on identity and devotion to the saint offers “a powerful environment for evangelization” even as secularism continues to grow. With COVID rules eased, Barcelona embraces festival’s return 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Luckily, separationism is just one type of secularism. Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The looming nullification of Roe underscores the collapse of American secularism. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z The government says it was needed to safeguard France from radical Islamists and to promote respect for secularism and women’s rights. Macron’s government seeks to give Islam a French makeover 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Some church watchers note that Benedict, who spent his career defending the church against outside forces like secularism, helped to foster Vatican’s penchant for secrecy on abuse cases. German investigation accuses Benedict XVI of ‘wrongdoing’ in handling of abuse cases while archbishop of Munich 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Now, a new crop of books dives into the many shades of gray in growing secularism and its important ramifications. American secularism is growing — and growing more complicated 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z "Equal-rights secularism" would highlight the legal inequalities that conservative Christian political activism fosters. Separation of church and state? Let's get real — that's over. So what do we do now? 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z That was a moment in American history when separationist secularism was pushing prayer out of state-funded schools, abolishing religious tests for public employment and showing unprecedented concern for the rights of religious minorities. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z I simply observe that his omission undercuts secularism's governing function. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z “There are virtually only a handful of political leaders left who even mention the need to preserve India’s secularism,” said Gilles Verniers, a professor of political science at Ashoka University near New Delhi. As Hindu Extremists Call for Killing of Muslims, India’s Leaders Keep Silent 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z And the United States, he says, is way behind in developing a secularism for the current era. American secularism is growing — and growing more complicated 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z France is a traditionally Roman Catholic country, but adheres to a strict form of secularism in public life based on a 1905 law separating church and state. French bishops agree to compensate sex abuse victims 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Less well known are the Democrats' missteps in staving off white Christian nationalism's furious onslaught against political secularism. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z American secularism must confront the poor hand dealt to it by the Constitution and chart a new legal course. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Officials from Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League party, which favors secularism, have hit out at what they called a divisive campaign by their opponents to turn their country into a “Taliban state and Islamic republic.” Religious violence flares up in India and Bangladesh 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z Berlinerblau’s book and others of late look at different parts of personal and public secularism, but they agree that the contemporary terminology is inadequate. American secularism is growing — and growing more complicated 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Though the constitution stipulates Islam as the state religion, it also upholds the principle of secularism. Bangladesh's Hindus living in fear following mob attacks 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z That is an outcome that every credible form of secularism is built to prevent. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Much is made of the condition of our democracy's "guardrails"; the time has come to recognize a functioning, re-energized secularism as a crucial defense against what happened last Jan. 6. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Tensions have long simmered in Bangladesh, where the constitution designates Islam as the state religion but upholds the principle of secularism. World Digest: Oct. 19, 2021 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Experts on secularism sometimes call this era the “third wave” for secularism. American secularism is growing — and growing more complicated 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Communal tensions have long simmered in Bangladesh, whose constitution designates Islam as the state religion but also upholds the principle of secularism. Bangladesh arrests hundreds for violence against Hindus 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z To understand how the party of JFK came to shun secularism, we must return to the autopsy that Democrats performed after John Kerry's defeat in 2004. How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z Far from being equivalent to atheism, as its critics allege, secularism's origins may be traced to medieval Christian disputes about the papacy's expanding powers. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The killing led French authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of expression and secularism. France pays tribute to teacher beheaded by radical Islamist 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z So has the Bush-era vision of a G.O.P. rallying so-called values voters, a Christian and churchgoing voting bloc, against secularism, sexual liberation and same-sex marriage. Opinion | Cheer Up, Liberals. You Have the America You Wanted. 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Turkey's constitution says the Diyanet must act in line with the principles of secularism, without expressing political views. Turkey's top Islamic cleric moves centre stage, irking secularists 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z He continued: "In response to religious overreach we equate tolerance with secularism, and forfeit the moral language that would help infuse our policies with a larger meaning." How Democrats dumped secularism, found God — and doomed Roe v. Wade 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z I call attention to one: the weakness of secularism in the United States. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z And many rank-and-file conservative Christians have come to see their faith as a form of identity threatened by the forces of secularism and diversity. Opinion | Can religion strengthen democracy? 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But there is concern among some in the orthodox community that secularism is overriding religion, wiping away centuries of deep-rooted tradition and law practised by millions. 'My husband refused a divorce for nine years' 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z They're angry about liberalizing sexual mores, women's liberation, rising secularism, sexual rejection, and the fact that it's increasingly hard to police your neighbors with nosiness about their sex lives. Unvaccinated terror: Proud Boys push the anti-vaccination movement into a violent threat 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, there are concerns that it adds to the list of the hisbah's pronouncements that clash with secularism and modernity. Nigeria's Kano state moves to ban mannequin heads on Islamic grounds 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Having just written a primer on the subject, let me note that political secularism, at its core, is a philosophy of governance. After Jan. 6, secularism is the crucial "guardrail" — and it's fatally weak in America 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z The measure calling for a renewed commitment to equality, education and secularism became known as the anti-separatism bill. Want to stay long term in France? First come the classes on how to be French. 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Looking back, Ms. Gul admitted that after writing an unbridled book revealing her journey to secularism, the thought that her parents would simply not hear about it was maybe a little foolhardy. Dutch-Turkish Novelist Depicts Her Journey to Secularism With No Inhibitions 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z Local police released few details in the incident’s immediate aftermath, but news of Maire’s death quickly reverberated around the nation, which prizes its secularism — or laïcité — but remains predominantly Catholic. Man suspected of setting fire to a French cathedral is arrested in the killing of a Catholic priest, prosecutors say 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z At school, where France’s strict secularism forbids the wearing of any visible religious symbols, some of her teachers said nothing when she wore a cross. France’s Ideals Are a Harder Sell Among Diverse Youth 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z He has vowed to defeat what he has called Islamist “separatism” or the undermining of France’s values of secularism and freedom of expression. A French Teenager’s Anti-Islam Rant Unleashed Death Threats. Now 13 Are on Trial. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z The rightward shift comes as conservative movements are rising in Christianity, pushing back against increasing secularism and the overall decline of Christianity, both Protestant and Catholic. In Rift With Biden, a Dramatic Show of Force by a Conservative Catholic Movement 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z Although Pinker was never as prominently connected to "New Atheism" as the others, his influence within the movement, partly because of his advocacy for secularism, is undeniable. Godless grifters: How the New Atheists merged with the far right 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z Whether it was fighting communism, secularism, terrorism, civil rights or whatever social justice movement that was supposedly threatening their way of life, the right has always been convinced that they are in imminent danger. How Donald Trump is helping Joe Biden build back better 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z The United States was founded with an attempt at secularism as well as freedom of religion. America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z For Mila’s defenders, the virulence directed against her shows that France’s model of secularism and freedom of expression are under attack. A French Teenager’s Anti-Islam Rant Unleashed Death Threats. Now 13 Are on Trial. 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Traditional religion, when liberal toleration becomes a militant and superstitious secularism. Opinion | The Two Crises of Conservatism 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z And it's exactly where the New Atheism movement has ended up, to the exasperation of those who still care about secularism. Godless grifters: How the New Atheists merged with the far right 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z It is starting just as lawmakers are wrapping up work on a bill that is intended to reinforce the country’s principles of secularism and to combat Islamism. In a Charged Environment, France Tackles Its Model of Secularism 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z While protection from a theocracy is important, it is hard to argue that this text is meant to enforce secularism. America was not founded as 'a Christian country' based on 'Judeo-Christian' values 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z Bill 21 follows earlier efforts in Quebec to bolster state secularism. Quebec top court upholds most of religious symbols secularism bill 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z France follows a strict form of secularism, known as “laicité”, which is designed to separate religion and public life. French government disgusted by attack on Muslim centre 2021-04-11T04:00:00Z But that may now become more difficult under Mr. Macron’s new law, which is intended to combat Islamism by toughening rules on secularism and controls over religious organizations, including tightening the flow of foreign donations. Building a Mosque in France, Never Easy, May Get Even Harder 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Even as Ms. Schiappa inaugurated the debate on secularism, Mr. Macron’s prime minister and justice minister visited a prison under construction in eastern France to announce details of the government’s expansion of the prison system. In a Charged Environment, France Tackles Its Model of Secularism 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Pupils should also understand "key religious values including democracy, human rights, rule of law, secularism, freedom of expression and tolerance" - this is taught in Key Stage 3. Batley school protests: The issue of depicting the Prophet Muhammad 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z They see Reform Judaism as a threat unlike secularism, said one expert. Israeli voters poised to send first Reform rabbi to Knesset 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z The court last week sentenced eight Islamist militants to death in the 2015 killing of a publisher of books on secularism and atheism. World Digest: Feb. 16, 2021 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Other measures include training all public employees in secularism. France passes anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The government’s bill against Islamism also intends to enforce the country’s principles of secularism by gaining greater control over Muslim and other religious organizations, and by restricting home and private schooling. In a Charged Environment, France Tackles Its Model of Secularism 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Rallies in support of the teacher were then held across France, where the issue is particularly sensitive because secularism - or laïcité - is central to national identity. Batley school protests: The issue of depicting the Prophet Muhammad 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z President Emmanuel Macron says the efforts are also needed to protect French values like gender equality and secularism from encroaching fundamentalism in some communities. France votes on anti-radicalism bill that worries Muslims 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z The proposed legislation is intended to re-anchor secularism in a changing France, where Muslims are increasingly visible and Islam — the nation’s No. 2 religion — is gaining a stronger voice. Dragnet, planned law boost French fight of Islamist radicals 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z A widespread crackdown following a series of Islamist attacks raised questions about France’s model of secularism and the integration of immigrants from its former colonies. Will American Ideas Tear France Apart? Some of Its Leaders Think So 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan was set on raising a generation of Turks to turn back a century of secularism in a republic founded by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkey’s first president. Prestigious Istanbul University Fights Erdogan’s Reach 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z This model, known as laïcité, often inadequately translated as secularism, is embraced by a majority of French people. An Embattled Public Servant in a Fractured France 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z But in Argentina, as in several other countries, rising secularism, particularly among the young, has diminished the church’s long-held sway, and lowered the barriers for advancing liberal causes. Argentina legalizes abortion and the grassroot movement promises to spread through a conservative Latin America 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The answer puts people on either side of France’s major fault lines, including freedom of speech, secularism, race, national identity and, of course, Islam. Once a Slogan of Unity, ‘Je Suis Charlie’ Now Divides France 2020-12-19T05:00:00Z In the past, he often expressed skepticism about a strict application of that secularism, which critics say is a way to restrict Muslim religious expression. Macron, Once a Darling of Liberals, Shows a New Face as Elections Near 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z President Macron is a staunch defender of French Republican values including state secularism. France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z But this is difficult territory in a country that cherishes state secularism. France Islam: Muslims face state pressure to embrace values 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The piece was written by a French Muslim academic and said “France’s extreme form of secularism and its embrace of blasphemy” were fueling “radicalism among a marginalized community.” France insists it’s targeting Islamist extremism. But some foreign observers and French Muslims see a broader agenda. 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z "That our Hindu-Muslim marriage can be a role model of secularism seems to belie people's expectations," he writes. India Love Project: The Instagram account telling tales of forbidden love 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z “He understood a few months ago,” Ms. Schnapper said of the president’s position on secularism. Macron, Once a Darling of Liberals, Shows a New Face as Elections Near 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z Tackling Islamist influence in the name of French secularism may be popular at home, but it's still a delicate operation for the state, she adds. France Islam: French cabinet backs law targeting extremism 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Invoking France’s cherished rights of expression and secularism, officials recalled the country’s Enlightenment past as they urged students and teachers alike to look to the future. French schools reopen in mourning after beheading of teacher 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z While French officials often say their country is targeted because of its reputation as the cradle of human rights and a rampart of global democracy, what distinguishes France most is its unusual attachment to secularism. AP Explains: Why France incites such anger in Muslim world 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The fierce defense of the caricatures has put the French in a position with little room for maneuver, where any compromise could be seen as undercutting a core value — France’s strict secularism, called laïcité. France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘A Trap’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Central to France’s convoluted relationship with its Muslim citizens is the authorities’ vow to defend those who publish caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, as part of its strict laws on secularism that allow blasphemy. After Terror Attacks, Muslims Wonder About Their Place in France 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Patrick Weil, an expert on the history of France’s secularism, or laïcité, said the Muhammad caricatures are permissible because they attack a religion, not a particular group of individuals. After knife attack kills three at church in Nice, Macron says France will not give in to terrorism 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Its roots, however, date back to an earlier speech by Macron on 2 October outlining a new law to promote secularism in France and combat religious “separatism” in which he addressed Islam and Islamist extremism. Turkey threatens legal action over Charlie Hebdo's caricature of president 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The often-misunderstood concept of French secularism is inscribed in the country’s constitution. AP Explains: Why France incites such anger in Muslim world 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Jean Baubérot, a leading historian of French secularism, said that the idea was to give precedence to the state. France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘A Trap’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Dominique Schnapper, who advises the French government on secularism in education, told Hardtalk’s Stephen Sackur that some Muslim parents in France did not want their three, four or five-year-old daughters mixing with boys at school. 'Growing enemies to French concept of secularism' 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z State secularism is central to France's national identity. Turkey vows legal action over Erdogan cartoon 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z They also absorbed notions like secularism in a country where, much like in the United States, ideals form the basis of nationhood. A Teacher, His Killer and the Failure of French Integration 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z In March, following the cancellations, Graham said: “As Americans, we should be concerned about the rise of secularism and the potential suppression of religious freedom and freedom of speech in the UK.” US evangelical group takes legal action against UK venues 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z French secularism holds dear the right to criticize all religions — though not believers. France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘A Trap’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z However, state secularism is central to France's national identity, and the state argues freedom of expression should not be curbed to protect the feelings of one particular community. Pakistan's PM asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z A pillar of French identity is its state secularism, or laïcité, which enforces the strict neutrality of the state and guarantees the liberty of conscience among citizens — the freedom to believe or not to believe. France recalls ambassador from Turkey after Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental’ treatment 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Anzorov attended a middle school called Collège Pablo Neruda that, hewing to the national curriculum, also offered civics lessons on secularism and freedom of expression. A Teacher, His Killer and the Failure of French Integration 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z But this clear and seemingly uncontroversial vision of secularism is a product of a vastly different time, when the country was far more culturally and ethnically homogenous than it is today. Perspective | Instead of fighting systemic racism, France wants to ‘reform Islam’ 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z France’s strict secularism has also been indirectly strengthened by the increasing secularization of French society. France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘A Trap’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z But state secularism - or laïcité - is central to France's national identity. France recalls Turkey envoy after Erdogan says Macron needs 'mental check' 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z State secularism, or “laicité” is central to France’s national identity and demands the separation of religion and public life. Beheading of teacher exposes secular divide in French classrooms 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z A growing number of people believe France's rules on secularism and freedom of speech need to change. France teacher attack: Mosque ordered to close over Facebook videos 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z From the standpoint of the absolute value of secularism, “it doesn’t conform to his obligation to be neutral,” Ms. Lorcerie said. After Teacher’s Decapitation, France Unleashes a Broad Crackdown on ‘the Enemy Within’ 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z The government regarded his killing as an attack on the state since public schoolteachers have played a key role in teaching about secularism. France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘A Trap’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z The dramatic show of national unity - after the decapitation of teacher Samuel Paty outside Paris - hid growing dissent in some parts of the country over the nation's view of secularism and freedom of speech. Samuel Paty: Beheading of teacher deepens divisions over France's secular identity 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z State interior secretary, Marlène Schiappa, said she was attending the Paris rally “for teachers, secularism and freedom of expression, and against Islamism”. Thousands rally across France in tribute to murdered schoolteacher 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z But she said that she was frustrated by the growing challenges to secularism in her own classroom, with some students refusing to remove their veils and Muslim parents contesting secularism courses. Suspect Stalked French School Before Beheading Teacher, Officials Say 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Muslim leaders condemned the killing, which many public figures perceived as an attack on the essence of French statehood and its values of secularism, freedom of worship and freedom of expression. French police arrest nine after teacher beheaded in street 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Clémentine Autain, a far-left lawmaker from the party France Unbowed, said that the debate over terrorism and secularism “is dominated by emotion and is no longer rational.” France’s Hardening Defense of Cartoons of Muhammad Could Lead to ‘A Trap’ 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z But there is evidence that a growing number of people in France are uncomfortable with this argument and want the boundaries around secularism and free speech to change. Samuel Paty: Beheading of teacher deepens divisions over France's secular identity 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z France follows a strict form of secularism, known as “laicite”, which is designed to separate religion and public life. Macron launches crackdown on 'Islamist separatism' in Muslim communities 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The issue is particularly sensitive in a country strongly attached to secularism and a 1905 law separating church and state. France’s Macron details plan targeting Islamist ‘separatism’ 2020-10-02T04:00:00Z The newspaper was celebrated as an indefatigable defender of French secularism and free expression, no matter the cost. With the Charlie Hebdo trial underway, does ‘Je suis Charlie’ still resonate in France? 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z Cole said constituents concerned about a mandatory vaccine asked him to introduce HB 5016, and that “religious beliefs” in the bill incorporates any belief system, including secularism. Virginians debate whether virus vaccine should be mandatory 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z For decades, it was seen as an important symbol of India’s commitment to secularism. In a Changed Kashmir, Moderates Feel Betrayed by India 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z But the attacks also set off debates — many of them unresolved — over secularism, freedom of expression, and the integration of France’s Muslim minority. Trial Over January 2015 Attacks Opens in Paris 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z France is home to one of Europe’s largest Muslim populations, and its official state secularism is frequently invoked against the presence of Islam in public life. Charlie Hebdo republishes Muhammad cartoon ahead of shooting trial 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z At base, many Republicans felt they were being purged from their own country — by the educated elite, by multiculturalism, by militant secularism. Opinion | Where Do Republicans Go From Here? 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Today, however, there is a pandemic of right-wing pessimism, predictions of America’s doom unless unambiguously unconstitutional measures are taken to combat secularism. Opinion | Authoritarianism and the politics of emotion 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z With that, Erdogan advanced the symbolic work of destroying secularism in his nation, and took from the people of Istanbul — and the larger world — one of the great symbols of that city’s erstwhile cosmopolitanism. Perspective | A critic’s suggestions for art with added meaning during a stay-at-home pandemic 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z In the past, perceived challenges to French tenets — like the wearing of Muslim head scarves that some see as a threat to France’s secularism — have been soundly beaten back. George Floyd Protests Stir a Difficult Debate on Race in France 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Less than a year after passing a secularism law forcing certain members of religious minorities to uncover their heads and faces, Quebec is now debating whether to force everybody to put masks on. Quebec ponders making masks mandatory after banning the veil 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z “It’s not a hypocrisy, it’s a schizophrenia at the end,” said Olivier Roy, a French scholar of secularism and Islam. France mandates masks to control the coronavirus. Burqas remain banned. 2020-05-09T04:00:00Z My plague novel would help me think about Muslim ‘fatalism’ in the context of secularism and modernity. Opinion | What the Great Pandemic Novels Teach Us 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z While the small band of lawmakers in the Freethought Caucus comes nowhere close to the powerful heft of the religious right, they say they hope to be a counterweight, pushing the balance back toward secularism. During coronavirus crisis, Congress’s first caucus for nonreligious belief seeks a larger role in promoting science 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Many within India’s news firmament have embraced Mr. Modi, sensing how much the popular mood has swung away from India’s founding secularism and toward Mr. Modi’s brand of strident Hindu nationalism. Under Modi, India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z “It is the state that is imposing secularism as a religion on me,” she said. A Quebec Ban on Religious Symbols Upends Lives and Careers 2020-03-07T05:00:00Z Such talk startles the Law and Justice Party, which has railed against Muslim refugees and aligned itself with the church to oppose growing secularism. This 'gay, atheist, leftist' is taking on Poland's right-wing government — by running for president 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The ABVP, which opposed all these -isms – secularism, pluralism, socialism, communism – remained on the margins, just like its counterparts in national politics. How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Raskin said his advocacy for secularism sneaks into his unrelated work as a congressman. During coronavirus crisis, Congress’s first caucus for nonreligious belief seeks a larger role in promoting science 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Together with growing secularism and the public’s loss of confidence in the church and the men who lead it, seminaries braced for fewer applicants and felt obliged to caution those who still showed up. At a Catholic seminary, hope for church beyond scandals 2020-02-16T05:00:00Z In one way, Buttigieg is pushing back against a rigid secularism that would confine religiously informed reasoning to a purely private sphere. Opinion | Pete Buttigieg is thinking big about religion and politics 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z "Most Christian churches, with the exception of the Orthodox churches, are now so over-run by liberalism and secularism and humanism that they've ceased really being churches," he said. Island hermits thrown out of Roman Catholic church 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The Hyderabad protesters held placards with slogans including “withdraw CAA immediately”, and “India’s only religion is secularism”. India citizenship law: 100,0000 attend Hyderabad protest 2020-01-04T05:00:00Z An overall increase in mass shootings, a rise in hate crimes targeting religions, domestic disputes that spill over into houses of worship and increased secularism are all cited as reasons. Religious leaders weigh sanctuary, security after 2,500% increase in deadly attacks 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z By the time Nietzsche proclaimed that God was dead, this book argues, the “emotional shape” of unbelief was long in place, and with it the forces that disseminate Western secularism. Briefly Noted Book Reviews 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z But the protests are an indication of how important secularism is to Indians. My family are among those protesting. It shows how much Indians value secularism | Mari Marcel Thekaekara 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z With widespread protests against the law mounting during recent weeks, critics claim the legislation fits within a broader effort by the Modi government to destroy Indian secularism and establish a Hindu homeland. Modi, Muslims at odds as citizenship law sparks massive protests, internet blackout 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z Opponents say the measure is unconstitutional and marks a break with India’s founding ethos of secularism. Protests erupt across India against new citizenship law after police storm university campus 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z They despise the secularism embraced by India’s founders, who sought to create a country where all faiths were treated equally. India passes controversial citizenship law excluding Muslim migrants 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The Financial Times warns that the law threatens the history of Indian secularism. Bellamy tributes and Myanmar 'genocide denial' 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z He accused “the forces of secularism” of orchestrating the “organized destruction” of religion. Barr Dives Into the Culture Wars, and Social Conservatives Rejoice 2019-12-08T05:00:00Z Opponents say the buses are part of a broader trend of creeping secularism. Sabbath buses barrel through Israel’s religious-secular rift 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z The Bridgetown Church pastor used to believe the biggest problem for American Christians was liberalism, secularism or the breakdown of the family. Portland pastor on the biggest problem for American Christians 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “What is secularism? Surely it’s allowing everyone to live their faith without disturbing anyone else. I don’t think a nun’s veil is disturbing because it’s not a sign of submission but of devotion.” French nun misses out on retirement home place over veil ban 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The lawsuit by the Fédération Autonome de l’Enseignement challenges a state secularism law passed this year that prohibits some civil servants from wearing symbols of religion, such as hijabs and crosses, while at work. Teacher union to sue Quebec on religious symbols ban 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Gomez emerged as a leading advocate for doctrinal conformity, determined to stave off what he saw as creeping secularism in the church. L.A. Archbishop Gomez, a tenacious advocate for immigrants, becomes first Latino to lead U.S. bishops 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z As the archbishop of the San Antonio archdiocese, Gomez emerged as a leading advocate for doctrinal conformity, determined to stave off what he saw as creeping secularism in the church. L.A. archbishop, an immigrant from Mexico, becomes first Latino to lead U.S. bishops 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z LeBaron is scattered with signs touting religious life but also advertisements for rodeos featuring alcohol, hinting at traces of secularism. After burying last victims, some in Mexico's breakaway Mormon community head north 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z But the Quebec government dashed those dreams in June when it passed Bill 21, a controversial secularism law prohibiting the wearing of religious symbols by certain public-sector employees. ‘It shut all my doors’: how a Quebec law banning religious symbols derails women’s careers 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Participants describe the studies as being a kind of support group for Washington’s godly minority, offering a respite from secularism and self-interested machinations. How the Trump Cabinet’s Bible Teacher Became a Shadow Diplomat 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z Nearly 80 percent said they felt that the vaunted French creed of secularism was “in danger,” largely because of Islam. How ISIS Changed France 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z The 20-question evaluation will focus on issues including democracy, French-speaking Quebec society, state secularism, and equality between men and women. Quebec to introduce 'values test' for immigrants 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z “The veil is an ideological marker. It’s a marker of identity,” she said recently, also calling it a “political weapon” and “an infraction of secularism.” Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z And it would always defend its efforts to enshrine secularism within Quebec, including the controversial provincial law that bans some public-sector workers from wearing religious symbols such as hijabs or yarmulkes on the job. Trudeau’s election victory lays bare deep divides in the Canadian map 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z “I heard someone say ‘in the name of secularism’ and I heard people start shouting and getting angry,” she said. French government resists calls for school trip headscarf ban 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z But I continue to marvel at Trump’s secularism and the inherent disconnect at the heart of the campaign. Facing crises, Team Trump takes aim at the church-state line 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z Militant secularism, he said, is to blame for the country’s greatest ills, including drug use, mental illness and “an increase in senseless violence.” Opinion | Is this Barr’s cry for help? 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z A poll by the Ifop firm published Sunday suggested that eight of 10 French think secularism is in danger. Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Yet how can we accept the ironic wisdom of this ending without smothering the vital force of the novel’s earlier secularism? A Neglected Modern Masterpiece and Its Perverse Hero 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z He said he would fight “to defend secularism”, which meant protecting people’s religious freedoms. French government resists calls for school trip headscarf ban 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z The Bloc leader mostly focused on issues central to Quebecers, like Bill 21, the controversial provincial secularism law that bars civil servants deemed to be in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work. Key takeaways from Canada leaders' election debate 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z So there is a decline not only from secularism and democracy in post-independence India but also in the understanding of the heritage even of Hindu India. Amartya Sen’s Hopes and Fears for Indian Democracy 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Barely a day goes by without a new round of soul-searching over secularism by politicians and pundits getting an unfiltered hearing in the French media. Muslim headscarf debate divides France, in climate of hate 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z Bill 21 is a controversial religious symbols secularism bill passed by Quebec's provincial legislature in June. Canada leaders clash in first election debate 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z But his rejection of Pakistan was also a reminder to India that secularism was the nonnegotiable condition of Kashmir’s allegiance. Perspective | The Kashmir crisis isn’t about territory. It’s about a Hindu victory over Islam. 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z This flagrant disregard for democracy and secularism is not new. Opinion | This is the Modi government’s darkest moment 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z "The further into secularism you go, the further away from the Word of God you go." Pastor John Hagee: Secularizing of America will lead to 'heartache and chaos' 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z In June, Quebec passed secularism legislation that prevents civil servants in positions of "authority" from wearing symbols like such as the kippah, turban or hijab while at work. Why this photo with Malala is being criticised 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z It is running a campaign with a strong nationalist theme, and is vowing to vigorously support the province's interests in the capital Ottawa, including over issues related to immigration, the environment and state secularism. Canada leaders clash in first election debate 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The row is the latest in France over face- and body-covering garments worn by Muslim women, which many perceive as subjugating women in a country with strict laws on secularism. French city shuts down public pools after two women wear burkinis 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z Others abandoned religious traditions amid deep secularism that took hold during the first few years of the Castro government or moved to Israel amid the periodic economic crunches in ensuing decades. Cuba's long forgotten Jewish cemetery, Holocaust monument getting restored 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The relative lack of focus on Evangelicals by the media is, "indicative of the fact that America is slipping from its moral foundations of faith and Bible principles into secularism," the pastor said. Pastor John Hagee: Secularizing of America will lead to 'heartache and chaos' 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z The secularism bill sparked protests and much debate in the province. Why this photo with Malala is being criticised 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Others abandoned their religious traditions amid the deep secularism that took hold during the first few years of the Castro government. Celebrating Havana renovates Cuba’s oldest Jewish cemetery 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Many people in the country regard the swimsuit as a symbol of political Islam and incompatible with secularism. Women defy burkini ban at French pool 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z He told a friend in a text in September that he hoped Islam didn’t fall victim to Western secularism. Police: Man spread terror propaganda before officer attack 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Hagee, founder and senior pastor at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, claimed that what he sees as the shift from righteous leadership toward secularism will destroy the vision of the Founding Fathers. Pastor John Hagee: Secularizing of America will lead to 'heartache and chaos' 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z “This government is affected by the disease of secularism and is trying to separate politics and religion, which is very dangerous,” said Novel Bamukmin of the FPI’s Jakarta chapter. Exclusive: After bruising election, Indonesia to vet public... 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Quebec’s immigration minister, Simon Jolin-Barrette, argued in a statement on Monday that “it is legitimate for the Quebec nation to decide in which form secularism applies in its territory and in its institutions”. Quebec law banning hijab at work creates ‘politics of fear', say critics 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z “There is no link between debate on secularism and hate crimes,” he insisted. Quebec “burqa ban” to restrict religious display by public workers 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z What has been eroding for the past few decades is not simply democratic or liberal values per se; there has also been a growing suspicion of secularism and the secular elites who propagate it. The populist right is forging an unholy alliance with religion | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Anton Jäger 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Such a pitch has become possible only because the church itself has been battered by scandal and weakened by secularism. The path to electoral victory in Salvini’s Italy: Open opposition to the pope 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z He attacked his rival as threatening the secularism promoted by the country’s founders, and as failing to create jobs for millions of young people and not helping struggling farmers. India’s Modi wins resounding election victory with potent appeal to nationalism 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z “Why must Hindus bear the burden of secularism?” a Bengali voter asked me furiously. Five more years of Narendra Modi will take India to a dark place | Kapil Komireddi 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z He also espoused a brand of religious nationalism that views India as fundamentally a Hindu nation and rejects the secularism promoted by the country’s founders. ‘Why do I fear to go out in my own country?’ In Modi’s India, rising unease among Muslims. 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z We read the famous words of King’s last speech with new eyes, alert both to his secularism and to a burgeoning critique of capitalism that had to stay clandestine: If God Is Dead, Your Time Is Everything 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z However Mr Lamb's new case, supported by Humanists UK - who campaign on issues of secularism and human rights - is significantly different. Man renews legal battle for right to die 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z "We support any move that helps to increase the government's commitment to secularism," Zachary Bos, the state director for American Atheists, told The Meadville Tribune. Massachusetts Democrats want to remove 'God' from oath of office 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z Decrying it as a suicidal attitude that comes naturally to Hindus, another voter in Bangalore told me that “secularism” would result in Hindus being “outbred and ruled over” by Muslims. Five more years of Narendra Modi will take India to a dark place | Kapil Komireddi 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Many of his remarks — on secularism, immigration and free movement between European countries — seemed to play into themes that transcended France’s domestic malaise. Macron promises ‘significant’ tax cuts but denies some ‘yellow vest’ demands 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Both France’s Catholic roots and its secularism were visible in the shadow of Notre Dame on Friday. Holy Week continues, and Paris life resumes, without Notre Dame 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The debate also pits two ideas of secularism against one another: A stricter European interpretation and a North American version that embraces the idea of religious freedom. Religious symbols proposal ignites fiery debate in Quebec 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z He added that if leftists truly believed in secularism, they would run more articles in their newspapers about Muslims who wanted to impose their views on everyone; instead, all those articles were about Christians. Steve Bannon’s Roman Holiday 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z The CAQ government claims Bill 62 will be a bulwark protecting Quebec’s cherished and longstanding secularism. Quebec's religious symbol ban targets minorities in the name of secularism | Martin Patriquin 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z In an apparent effort to show its commitment to secularism, Mr. Legault’s government pledged on Thursday to move a crucifix from the national assembly’s main chamber to another area in the building. Quebec Proposes Bill Barring Public Employees From Wearing Head Scarves at Work 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z They watched a film called "Become French" that explained French national values such as secularism, respect for cultural diversity and gender equality. France shows Britons splendor of citizenship as Brexit looms 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z “What’s unique to Quebec is that these two concepts of secularism are facing off in the public sphere, among politicians, academics, lawyers and even judges,” Lavoie told The Associated Press. Religious symbols proposal ignites fiery debate in Quebec 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z They watched a film called “Become French” that explained French national values such as secularism, respect for cultural diversity and gender equality. France shows Britons splendor of citizenship as Brexit looms 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z I really believe that secularism is better than bigotry. Bernard-Henri Lévy on the Rights of Women and of the Accused 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z France argues any outward religious symbol, such as the veil, does not maintain the appearance of neutrality required of students and public sector workers under the country's strict laws for secularism. French retailer cancels sports hijab sale 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Ospino pointed out that the emerging generation of U.S.-born Latinos is informed not only by other religious traditions but by the secularism that is endemic among millennials and Generation Z. Democrat Julián Castro makes his Catholicism central to his presidential campaign 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Today, all four of the province’s major political parties agree that state secularism – or “laïcité” in French – should be preserved by any means necessary. Québec battles with schools and police departments over efforts to ban religious symbols from heads and necks 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z As attorney general, Barr connected violent crime to a “moral crisis” in society, decrying high rates of divorce and drug addiction, and rising secularism that he said prevented children from discerning right from wrong. Trump AG pick poised to reclaim old job in a changed capital 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z I was agreeing that we need secularism and a society where women are respected— Bernard-Henri Lévy on the Rights of Women and of the Accused 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z As attorney general, Barr connected violent crime to a “moral crisis” in society, decrying high rates of divorce and drug addiction, and rising secularism that he said prevented children from discerning right from wrong. Trump AG pick poised to reclaim old job in a changed capital 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z Graham said in the post that “a nation embracing sin and bowing at the feet of godless secularism and political correctness is not progress.” Facebook apologizes for banning evangelist Franklin Graham 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Springsteen, a nation embracing sin and bowing at the feet of godless secularism and political correctness is not progress. After Facebook apologizes for ban, Franklin Graham says tech giant should have standard based on 'God's word' 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z As a secular humanist, I very much appreciated Michael Gerson’s Dec. 14 op-ed, “Secularism without humanism” — except for one thing: He falsely equated secularism with consumerism. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Voyager 2, the Harvard-Yale game, and funny, sad and bad cartoons 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Some on the left attacked Macron for what were deemed dog-whistle tactics by referring to immigration and French secularism in his speech. Gilets jaunes protests continue despite Macron concessions 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z Then some protesters, including Hossein, chanted a new slogan explicitly calling for secularism: “Saraqib is a civil state! We want a civil state!” Syria’s Last Bastion of Freedom 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z The new government, which will officially be sworn in 18 October after a historic election victory this month, argues that “secularism law” is necessary to preserve Quebec’s culture and historic church-state divide. 'It’s part of who I am': proposed Quebec law could push hijab-wearers out of jobs 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Many decried the bill as Islamophobic and anti-Semitic, but proponents said the law was meant to promote secularism and separate Church and state. Quebec PM: Crucifix 'not religious symbol' 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z France is well known for its strict adherence to secularism. A brief history of flag tributes and non-tributes 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z In his Mass, Francis sought to rally a church battered by secularism as well as its history of clerical and institutional abuse. Pope Francis in Ireland: Call for Resignation Further Clouds Visit 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z The biggest challenge for the Church in Ireland is not the power of secularism, from without, but the task of establishing moral integrity and moral accountability, from within. Pope to meet clerical sex-abuse survivors 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan — who served as Turkey’s prime minister for 11 years before becoming its president in 2014 — forged his political career as an Islamist intent on challenging the strictures of Turkey’s state-imposed secularism. The West Hoped for Democracy in Turkey. Erdogan Had Other Ideas. 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z She advocates what she calls a “healthy constitutional patriotism” centered not around nationalism or ethnic exclusivity but values such as freedom of speech, democracy and secularism. Immigrants, With Their Split Identities, Trigger Soul-Searching in Germany 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Prof Callum Brown, a historian at the University of Glasgow and an expert in secularism, believes the country has the highest rate globally of humanist weddings. What God has not joined together: the rise of the humanist wedding 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The living room was open, and two towering walls of books there told the story of one generation’s liberated secularism—Richard Feynman, Alfred Kinsey, Iris Murdoch, Bertrand Russell, and the art of Native American tribes. Private Dreams and Public Ideals in San Francisco 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Still, by no means all the people who enjoy the beauty and energy of the Canadian Pacific region are God-fearing types; secularism and antipathy towards conventional religion represents a strong subculture too. New Canadians are injecting vigour into the country’s religious life 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z Goinga wore a veil, banned in certain areas of French public life as an affront to the national ideal of secularism. French soccer fans cheer celebrated son of low-income Paris suburb 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z All over the world – whether in Turkey, Pakistan or Iran – religious fundamentalists see women’s rights as the embodiment of secularism and women are punished for it. Fundamentalism is coming for us – and women, as ever, will be first | Suzanne Moore 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z The country’s lack of secularism means the line between religion and politics is often blurred. Thai crackdown targets Buddhist monks amid accusations of embezzlement and fraud 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z The Republican People’s Party, which has a long tradition of secularism, has added several Islamists to its party list to build an Islamist alternative to Mr. Erdogan’s A.K.P. Turkey’s Democratic Opposition Tests Cracks in Erdogan’s Iron Grip on Voters 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Erdogan is an Islamist who rose from the conservative, religious working class that most resented westernized secularism. Erdogan’s Plan to Raise a ‘Pious Generation’ Divides Parents in Turkey 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Mr. Ince’s mix of popular appeal and promises to restore democracy and secularism in Turkey found a ready reception from voters in Istanbul one recent afternoon. Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces strong Turkey election challenge 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z The Muslim headscarf and other overt religious symbols are banned from French schools - and the Macron manifesto said it would "enforce secularism strictly". French town votes to have school uniforms 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z According to her detractors, Pougetoux’s offense is that she violated the national creed of “laïcité,” or secularism, which guarantees, among other things, the separation of public institutions and religious organizations. For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z And Ritalin, secularism, Common Core, and trench coats. GOP rep connects school shootings, access to pornography 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Inoculating the Southern Hemisphere from the growing scourge of sex abuse scandals, spreading secularism and out-of-touch clergy that devastated Catholicism in Europe is no easy task and will require much of the pope’s attention. As Ireland Joins Europe’s Sprint From Catholic Fold, Francis Looks South 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z On the left, meanwhile, public religion receded and secularism triumphed. Think prison abolition in America is impossible? It once felt inevitable | Joshua Dubler and Vincent Lloyd 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z Among them was editor and publisher Gauri Lankesh, a vocal advocate of secularism and critic of right-wing political ideology. Indian journalists say they intimidated, ostracized if they... 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Officials in France — a state closed for business on every major Christian holiday — are not always consistent in their attitudes toward secularism. For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The predominant narrative of white evangelicalism is tribal rather than universal: Christians, who once set America’s moral and political terms, are under legal and cultural siege by the forces of secularism. Opinion | A few evangelicals forge a path back to God’s kingdom 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z The failure to address the crisis, he said, had caused a “rapid climb of secularism in countries that were the hope of expansion for the church.” As Ireland Joins Europe’s Sprint From Catholic Fold, Francis Looks South 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z In her studies, Mahmood, a scholar of modern Egypt who specialized in sociocultural anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, also challenged entrenched notions about secularism and religion, particularly in Muslim societies. This week’s passages 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z The murder of Lankesh, a staunch advocate of secularism and critic of right-wing political ideology, sparked protests across India. Man arrested over murder of Indian journalist Gauri Lankesh 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z Initially, to defend secularism in France was to defend the state’s neutrality in the face of religion, she said. For some French officials, the headscarf is such a threat they are attacking a teenager 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z The Center for Inquiry, an organization that promotes secularism, suspended its association with Dr. Krauss on Monday. Arizona State Suspends Lawrence Krauss During Inquiry Over Sexual Misconduct Accusations 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Whereas Francis sees a focus on the poor as the church’s greatest hope, his predecessor, Benedict XVI, a German, saw secularism as the greatest threat to the church’s future. As Ireland Joins Europe’s Sprint From Catholic Fold, Francis Looks South 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z "What solidified my disbelief was reading atheist literature, exposing myself to secularism," he says. The American who fled 'gay conversion' in Africa 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z For all the philosophical and historical veneer, Douthat's criticism basically boils down to the same tired elitist argument against liberal secularism permanently emanating for the right these days. Opinion | The Edges of Reason 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z “There is a fear among people that Western secularism is a threat to our traditional culture,” he added. Poland’s Nationalism Threatens Europe’s Values, and Cohesion 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z The great Enlightenment principles of modernity—liberalism, secularism, rationality, equality, free markets—do not provide the kind of tribal group identity that human beings crave and have always craved. An excerpt from 'Political Tribes' 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Many Trump voters are unapologetic social conservatives who reject secularism and multiculturalism while embracing patriotism. Trump’s Style Is His Substance 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Guillet says a debate around state secularism in the run-up to the 2014 provincial election focused a lot of attention on Muslims in Quebec. How a mosque shooting showed a community's best and worst 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z In addition, the growth of secularism and, at the other end of the ideological spectrum, of evangelical Protestantism, reflected disaffection with Catholicism and further eroded the church’s stature. Analysis: Pope Francis uses Latin American trips to recover soul of the Catholic Church 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z In that sense, the school cafeteria is now a courtroom, where a nation’s interpretation of secularism — and the identity of a nation itself — is somehow on trial. French mayor bans pork substitutes in school meals, saying he’s defending secularism 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z One long-held assumption is that gender equality is an enduring principle of secularism, characterized by the separation of the political from the religious and the public from the private. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Turkey is a polarised nation, one split along fault lines of national identity, religion and secularism, and ethnicity. Turkey: where pampered cats are top dog 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z Race was a factor back in 2004 during the public debate around secularism and the Muslim veil that led to the banning of all visible religious signs in public schools. In France, a woman has been dismissed for her anti-racism. Where is our égalité? | Maboula Soumahoro 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Some NDP party members in Quebec – where the party holds most of its seats – argued that the province’s deep belief in secularism would clash with a leader who wears a turban and kirpan. Jagmeet Singh: Canada's pioneering party leader on building unity amid division 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z To that end, President Emmanuel Macron cautioned in December against what he called “the radicalization of secularism,” a practice that in his view sees otherwise noble French values used for political ends. French mayor bans pork substitutes in school meals, saying he’s defending secularism 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, secularism is rejected by many of today’s traditionalist, conservative populist movements – in India, Turkey, Central Europe, Russia, the United States and elsewhere – where gender inequality is rife. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The son of Turkish Muslim parents who grew up in Hamburg, Akin, who has struggled with Islam and secularism, resisted assimilation like many Turks. Fatih Akin's new thriller looks at neo-Nazis and a disturbing world of terror and hate 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z Since it divorced itself from Pakistan in 1971 and became its own country, Bangladesh has veered between secularism and Islamism. On Trip to Bangladesh, Subway Bomb Suspect Reached Out to Refugees 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Like much else in the United States, a strong partisan divide runs through the survey results, with responses from Republicans seeming to place an emphasis on religion and those from Democrats on secularism. Is Christmas a Religious Holiday? A Growing Number of Americans Say No 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr Rahman’s view highlights one of the paradoxes of rigorous secularism. How best to help women caught between different kinds of family law 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Grasping Scott’s counterintuitive argument requires an understanding of her approach to the history of secularism. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z To a man who had been accused of secularism during his master’s thesis defense just the year before, it felt like the end of his career. ‘I defeated ISIS’: Young scholar lived secret double life 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z For the last quarter-century, the lanky pastor-lawyer has been one of the most omni-present faces of secularism, leading the advocacy group Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. After 25 years on the culture war’s front lines, this prominent pastor-activist thinks liberals are winning. 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z Some see them as important contributions to Western multiculturalism, and others dismiss them as incompatible with French ideals of secularism and assimilation. France’s Weinstein scandal is also about Islam 2017-11-26T05:00:00Z By the lights of strict secularism, using civil law to bring about religious divorce is problematic. How best to help women caught between different kinds of family law 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The traditional view sees secularism as a long and gradual historical march to greater equality between men and women that began with the French Revolution and continues on today. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Unlike the rest of the country, Quebec sees itself in France’s model of “laïcité,” a fierce secularism in which public expressions of religion are frowned upon. Opinion | Quebec’s Anti-Muslim Ban on the Veil 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z We must resist the temptation to assume that as Middle Eastern economies develop, western secularism will be bought as enthusiastically as western brands. The digital war against Isis is being lost. What should be done? | Haroon K Ullah 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Metaxas credits Luther’s legacy as pluralism, religious liberty and personal responsibility; Gregory offers a lament for secularism. Luther: The talented, heedless man who changed the direction of history 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Charles Taylor and Gérard Bouchard, two distinguished scholars who launched Quebec’s debate on secularism with an influential report in 2008, were scathing about what they called the sloppy drafting of the new law. Don’t hide your face with a niqab—or anything else 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z By focusing on debates about the self-congratulatory benefits of secularism Scott offers a history of it that precludes any necessary relationship to gender equality. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z But the rock-ribbed secularism is belied by Quebec’s landscape, dotted as it is with very large crucifixes. Opinion | Quebec’s Anti-Muslim Ban on the Veil 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z It has been ruined by secularism and moral relativism. Opinion | The issue that is — unfortunately — uniting Americans on the left and the right 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Journalists, writers and academics have faced hostility and abuse from the BJP base when they have criticized the party or spoken in favor of secularism, which is enshrined in India’s constitution. India is in the Grip
of a Deadly Season
of Fear and Loathing 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z Mr Taylor, a Catholic who is a world authority on the history of secularism, called it a “dog’s breakfast”. Don’t hide your face with a niqab—or anything else 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z She asserts in passing throughout the book that there are forms of genuine equality outside the confines of secularism, presumably in religious traditions, but she remains mute on whether she endorses them. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The wearing of religious symbols like turbans is unpopular with many Quebecers who see it as an affront to the province’s embrace of political secularism, a reaction to the Roman Catholic church’s long dominance there. Sikh Becomes Canada’s First Nonwhite Political Party Leader 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z That was extended to state offices in 2013, and this year, the scrapping of the ban was extended to the army, long seen as the final safeguard of the country’s vaunted secularism. In Turkey’s New Curriculum, Ataturk, Darwin and Jihad Get Face-Lifts 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z In effect, Feinstein would make her secularism the state religion, complete with its own doctrine and Holy Office. Opinion | Senate Democrats show off their anti-religious bigotry 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Rather, what we’re seeing is a clash between those who believe in democratic values, like human rights and secularism, and those who believe in totalitarianism. Former Islamist radical Maajid Nawaz on why the SPLC has labeled him an "anti-Muslim extremist" 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Sex and Secularism claims to solely be concerned with critiquing discourse around secularism, not the political and legal reality of secularism. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z “It’s because of the devaluation of religion, the secularism that’s risen up where it’s, ‘Me first. Bill O’Reilly: Houston flood response impressive since 20% of U.S. ‘will commit evil when they can’ 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The French national consultative committee on human rights said the town hall’s action relied on a “erroneous intepretation of the principles of secularism and equality”. Non-pork meals must be available for school lunch, rules French court 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z In Istanbul, Bucar learns that women’s clothing styles are a reflection of the tensions within Turkey itself: its European-ness, its secularism, its Islamic character. The fashionable woman in the Islamic attire 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z In our continued struggle for gender justice, beyond the patriarchy of our communities and state institutions, we uphold India’s constitutional values of equality, pluralism and secularism. Ending instant divorce is a victory. But Indian women have a fight ahead | Hasina Khan 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z But whatever the reason, Scott believes that the secular west as a whole is in a clash with Islam due to its inability to imagine gender equality and religious freedom outside the confines of secularism. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Hinduism remains the country’s dominant religion, but the transition to secularism opened up space for other religions, even though proselytising is outlawed in the constitution. ‘They use money to promote Christianity’: Nepal's battle for souls 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z Were we too beguiled by the intellectual complacencies of historians and journalists, who turned liberal democracy, secularism, globalisation and economic growth into articles of a new faith? Partition, 70 years on: Salman Rushdie, Kamila Shamsie and other writers reflect 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z They suggest that so-called values voters are using the banners of religious liberty and opposition to abortion to try to supplant secularism with a “theocratic type of state.” A Vatican Shot Across the Bow for Hard-Line U.S. Catholics 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, my conservative brethren who worry about religion’s decline should consider that a rampant secularism may be less to blame than a narrowing of the scope of faith-based public engagement. Opinion | The 7,150 nuns who fought against Trumpcare 2017-07-30T04:00:00Z Sex and Secularism must be praised for drawing attention to the history of secularism and gender inequality. Do secularism and gender equality really go hand in hand? | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z The bill doesn’t mention other types of nonprofit groups, or even synagogues or mosques, said Nick Little of the Center for Inquiry, which promotes secularism. Bill targets law aimed at keeping politics out of churches 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The bill doesn't mention other types of non-profit groups, or even synagogues or mosques, said Nick Little of the Center for Inquiry, which promotes secularism. House GOP Bill Would Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z He argued that the skepticism of the atheist was just as questionable as blind faith, though he conceded that secularism was on the rise — that cultural relevance had overtaken spiritual values. Peter Berger, Theologian Who Fought ‘God Is Dead’ Movement, Dies at 88 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The country’s vexed relationship with secularism also predates Mr. Erdogan’s tenure. Turkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Another change to the curriculum may reduce the amount of time that students spend studying the legacy of secularism. Turkish schools to stop teaching evolution, official says 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z A schoolteacher, al-Banna believed that Muslim societies were declining in the face of Western secularism. Muslim Brotherhood threat to U.S. needs close look 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z When a subsequent military strongman dropped secularism, Sheikh Hasina campaigned to restore it. Bangladesh’s government is pandering to Islamist zealots 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z That last sentiment is more characteristic of American church-state separation than of French secularism in its most zealously anti-clerical form. Emmanuel Macron has a history buff’s view of Islam and religious strife 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z This year, he did the same for women in the army, an institution previously regarded as the last bastion of hard-line secularism. Turkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Le Pen, who this week said “globalisation and Islamism” were the main threats to France, retorted that Macron was lax on Islamism and disregarded French secularism. French election: Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron trade insults in TV debate 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z This disagreement continues to divide French politics, though they are now argued in the subtler language of integration and secularism. Echoes of Colonial Conflict in Algeria Reverberate in French Politics 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z When Nanjiani left for college, his mother made him promise that he would never succumb to Western secularism. Kumail Nanjiani’s Culture-Clash Comedy 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Both candidates probably would move quickly to advance crackdowns on veils, mosques and Muslim community organizations in the name of state secularism. Growing anti-Muslim rhetoric permeates French presidential election campaign 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The A.K.P. “uses religion to get votes,” said Jenny White, an expert on the changing role of Islam and secularism within Turkey. Turkey Drops Evolution From Curriculum, Angering Secularists 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Correspondents say this made the election a choice between secularism and a growing hardline Islamist movement. Jakarta election: Christian governor concedes to Muslim rival - BBC News 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z The 130 years of rule in Algeria culminated in an imperial identity that blended values like secularism with nationalism and the racial hierarchies of colonialism. Echoes of Colonial Conflict in Algeria Reverberate in French Politics 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z She added that Powell was “somebody who understood the limits of secularism in the Middle East but the dangers of fundamentalism. She brought sensitivities to those issues.” Who’s Dina Powell? A rising Trump national security figure 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z But immigration, multiculturalism and intensifying secularism have helped to diminish its sway. Cadbury Drops an Easter Reference, Entering a Culture War 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z What unites his disparate positions is a general hostility to secularism, science, and the industrialized world. Where Prince Charles Went Wrong 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Where the west sees a subversion of secularism, his followers see a redemption after decades of oppression under the secular elites, an opportunity to assert their identity as pious Muslims. The hero worship propelling Erdoğan to absolute power in Turkey 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Even the Turkish military, a supposed bastion of secularism, is deeply linked to Islam. Opinion | Five myths about Turkey 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z Here’s another symptom of growing secularism in America: The religious right is finding it a lot harder than it used to be to whip the public into some kind of social panic about cultural change. Americans are getting more secular all the time — which is one reason why Trump voters are so angry 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z I reported on Bannon’s 2014 speech, in which he described his belief in an intractable violent conflict between the “enlightened” Christian West and the forces of Islam, secularism and socialism. Some of Steve Bannon’s biggest intellectual influences are fascists and white supremacists 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z In a country where Erdogan and his Islam-rooted party are working to consolidate power, the move represented a symbolic neutering of the army’s role as the guardian of secularism. Purged from Turkey's army, officers seek asylum in Belgium 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z It’s easy to assume that as cities grow, secularism rises. Would Jesus be a gentrifier? How Christianity is embracing urban renewal 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Last year, the mayor of Bordeaux, Alain Juppé, said Ramadan was not welcome in the city, claiming his position on issues such as secularism, men and women and equality was ambiguous. Tariq Ramadan: ‘Muslims need to reform their minds’ 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z “It was all new to him: Islamic culture, the interesting mix of secularism and religion, the way gender works, the way masculinity works,” she said. Fleeing anger in America, James Baldwin found solace in 1960s Turkey 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z Shifts in the city’s demographics played a part in this, he said, but secularism was a factor. Losing our religion: The rise of secularism on the Seacoast 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z “In reality it is we who invented secularism.” Far-right candidate sees a France sans kippas, headscarves 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Professor Jenny White, an expert on the changing role of Islam and secularism within Turkey, argued that the democratization process was just one of several possible explanations for Wednesday’s intervention. Turkey Allows Women in Military to Wear Hijabs, in Cultural Shift 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z It drew the focus to her strong support for secularism and a proposal in her presidential platform that promotes banishing headscarves and other obvious religious symbols in all public spaces. Le Pen refuses headscarf, nixes talks with Lebanon cleric 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z As a scholar who has worked for some years now on the history of atheism and secularism in the United States, I find his suspicions deeply familiar. Distrust of the non-religious runs deep in American history 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The predominantly French-speaking province fiercely protects its linguistic identity and state secularism, and there has been a longstanding debate over "reasonable accommodation" of immigrants and religious minorities. Quebec mosque shooting: 'We are from this country' - BBC News 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z France’s principle of secularism was established in 1905 to bring peace between powerful Roman Catholic clerics and the state. Far-right candidate sees a France sans kippas, headscarves 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z He likewise condemned “the immense secularization of the West” and the increasing secularism among millennials. President Trump’s right-hand man Steve Bannon called for Christian holy war: Now he’s on the National Security Council 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z He has accused politicians on the right and left of twisting French secularism to target French Muslims. French Socialists choose leftwing rebel Benoît Hamon for Élysée fight 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z But France badly needs to work out how to marry secularism and liberty. The state and the veil 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z He has accused politicians on the right and left of twisting French secularism to discriminate against French Muslims. 'It has no chance': Socialist party heading for implosion in French elections 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Mr. Fillon has been careful to couch his talk of faith in language respectful to secularism. François Fillon, Embracing His Catholicism, Challenges France’s Secular Tradition 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z At least one woman was fined by police for not wearing an outfit deemed to respect “good morals and secularism”. Burkinis and belonging: 'It's this feeling the beach and hijab don't mix' 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Steeped in an intellectual culture of secularism, Western leaders have consistently denied both the Koranic motives of America’s enemies, and the Christian underpinnings of the U.S. system of values. Faith That Upholds Humanity—and Liberty 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The Russian leader was fighting the “militant secularism of a multicultural and transnational elite.” Will Putin Unite the European and American Right? 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z His idea of a return to traditionalism against the forces of secularism has led the faithful down the path of collaboration. Why Steve Bannon wants to destroy secularism | Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z France’s public holidays, they say, are all Christian in origin, and secularism often becomes a means of attacking Islam in a country still reeling from a string of terrorist attacks committed by Islamic State militants. Angela Merkel calls for widespread ban on ‘full veil’ Islamic coverings 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z |
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