What are secular beliefs?

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Secular - pertaining to worldly things not regarding the spiritual, (often not regarding what's moral) or sacred things; no religious order

Therefore, there is no common "Secular Belief" because this classifies secularism as an "ism" and makes it a doctrine, a way of life, or a belief that adheres to a certain code. Secular ideas vary, are inconsistent, have no solid foundation, and are decided individually based on opinion.

In Christianity, secular beliefs are anything contrary to what is written in Biblical doctrine, which is solid, unchanging in nature, and is not influenced by opinion. Secularism, therefore, is the opposite of Christianity, though some self-proclaimed "Christians" are more secular or worldly than they are Christian (to their own shame for making it a mockery). It doesn't matter who the person is, all have been subject to secular arguments, teachings, ideas, and thoughts -- none of which have any solid ground. Secular or "World Views" are always changing, are very liberal, and are based on opinionated ideas, thoughts, behaviors, that may or may not be widely acceptable.

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Secular systems use language and carved out content that is more open to interpretation and question. It is the root of confusion, devisiveness, and religious war in the world today. This gives explanation for various off-shoots and branched versions of primary and secondary doctrines seen in the world religions.

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"Secular Belief" is probably a misnomer. Secularism is a modern movement seen most often in industrialized nations. The movement holds to untraditional ideas of subjective morality, separate of a religious grounding. It is often associated with Atheism due to the lack of religious tie-ins, but not all secularists are athiests. The movement mostly has to do with escaping age-old, strict ideas of religious morality.

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Secular beliefs are those that have nothing to do with any god, the God, or religion.

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Secular beliefs are based on Natural Law, while religious beliefs are based on supernatural or the divine.

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"Secular Belief" is a misnoma. However one may still believe it best to live in a secular society. A country is defined as secular if it does not have a national religion and if it does not favour any religious belief over another, even atheism, in its laws. Some examples include Australia, Turkey and the USA. As a counter example, England has (or maybe used to have) a national religion and based many laws on, first of all, Catholicism and then Anglicanism.

The main "belief", if you like, of secularism is that all religions are equal and that moral, logical, reasonable judgements and opinions made in the interest of law should not be affected by religious doctrine but by the morality, logic and reason of those involved in the decision. The main purpose for having a country, state, society, etc. as being secular is that nobody can be persecuted for their beliefs or their belief system. It is a fairer system that is nearly always abused. For instance, in the USA, it is political suicide to announce that one is not a Christian and expressing any opinion not heard in Sunday mass seems blasphemous to the Senate.

Secularism is not a "modern" movement but is a neccessary ideal for any multicultural society.

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