Religion is generally understood to be a faith or belief in God alongwith certain traditions and customary rites and rituals performed by the adherents of that faith. A religious group is one which follows a common set of beliefs and traditions.
Secularism is not an absence of religion. Secularism involves respecting each religion equally. It means not promoting one religion at the expense of another. It also means not persecuting anyone simply on the ground of their religious beliefs. It is expected from a secular society that it will be more progressive as compared with a religious society because it moves ahead of certain bias that is prevalent in closed religious groups. Secularism is a boon only as it prevents orthodox beliefs and encourages free debates in all fields of life and science. It will not allow society to be blinded by superstitious beliefs. But it has a very hard task of maintaining an equilibrium between the various segments of the society. A balance has to be maintained for the progress of the society otherwise in a pluralistic society tragedies can be hard to prevent.
Secularism is not an absence of religion. Secularism involves respecting each religion equally. It means not promoting one religion at the expense of another. It also means not persecuting anyone simply on the ground of their religious beliefs. It is expected from a secular society that it will be more progressive as compared with a religious society because it moves ahead of certain bias that is prevalent in closed religious groups. Secularism is a boon only as it prevents orthodox beliefs and encourages free debates in all fields of life and science. It will not allow society to be blinded by superstitious beliefs. But it has a very hard task of maintaining an equilibrium between the various segments of the society. A balance has to be maintained for the progress of the society otherwise in a pluralistic society tragedies can be hard to prevent.
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