What is Secularism?

At the National Secular Society we've been challenging religious privilege for over 150 years. This video is a two-minute overview of secularism today.

[TheTarutau]

Why are secularists often just bashing on religion? Isn't it supposed to just be separation of church and state and not about getting people to drop religion?

[bangrojai]

I am muslim and i support secularism. I dont need shariah laws. Why i dont need that? Shariah laws can only applied to perfect muslim society. With so many muslim just practical muslim without fear to God, it is impossible to apply a total shariah laws. I dont need fatwa to rule over a generation that is seeking its identity.

[ameenzakariya]

It is what they showed in Sweden by burning Al Quran.

[omarsanchez]

Ummmm, if a privately owned school only wants to admit students of that religion, then why would someone of another religion or no religion care? You just don't go and go to a public school. Simple.
Bam!

[GoGetSuccess]

وَأَنْفِقُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ وَأَحْسِنُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ (195)


Translation of Sourat Al-Baqara
( 195 ) And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.

[Devious_Dave]

I just went to the NSS website where there's also a written version of 'Secularism explained'. Can someone please correct the typo on the 'what-is-secularism' page i.e. change to "Freedom to *_practise"_* - using a 'UK english' spellchecker should be standard 🙂

[Izmirlibirkadın]

I am glad my motherland is secular😊🇹🇷🕊

[-Earths]

The "secularism" that you guys preach will NOT protect all religions, because according to your own video above, you're against religious people doing things amongst their own flock... like schools that cater for their own religion. But if you had a smokers club you wouldn't accuse It of discrimination against non-smokers!

Religious institutions protect themselves from secularists first and foremost. It seems your want free expression for secularists, but not religious "fundamentalists" as you label them.

A good look at the world will show anyone that it is the religion of secularism that is shoved down people's throats.

[Shitythingswedo]

I wish muslim knew what secularism is😅😅

[eauclaire]

This is Oversimplified glossing over all the secular corruptions that the world is facing today.

[patsymoore-ffgz]

It's going to be hard to separate church an state in America because of that word on that bell comes straight out of the teaching of christ ❤❤❤😊😊😊

[damianoasteriti]

someone should edit this video by keeping the same text word by word, but using a demonic voice and some creepy music in the background

[cordyone]

Freedom from religion for the children, freedom of religion for the adults To me, secularism or somthing akin to it, can only happen when a country does two things concurrently - 1. make it illegal for children at attend religious establishments and practice religion (up to age of 16) 2. A compulsory education emcompassing philosophy as well as covering all religions and ideologies in an objective intellectual manner. The first rule allows space for minds to develop and grow independent of religion. As almost all religious people are born into it, it seems logical that establishing a buffer between the person and the religion would alter the landscape considerably. Even if driving the religions underground, it would become less attractive to those migrating with strong religious tendancies. In Tureky Atatturk did it with adults, and that was a mitake I think. The second point is essential for the frst one to have any meaning. Create the space, offer a breadth of information, and allow humans to choose. There woud be great pushback. The religious, especially those with expansionist ideas, know that indoctrination of the young is their bread and butter. To me, it is nothing short of child abuse.

[TomG-woii]

anti christian video. Forgive them lord for they not know what they do.

[damianoasteriti]

separation of church and state for the immediate unification of SINagogue and state