Secularism is not the antithesis to religion, it is the guarantee of religious freedom. Please don't conflate western secularism to 'atheism', because this is a false association.
When I joined the national secular society in the UK, I knew more Christian secularists than atheist ones, on virtue that there were more Christians per % of the population (not as true today).
Also, it is demonstrably false to say that all secular countries have a Christian background. Eg Turkey & India.
Look up: peace of Westphalia and the Westphalian synthesis for the actual history of contemporary secularism.
When I joined the national secular society in the UK, I knew more Christian secularists than atheist ones, on virtue that there were more Christians per % of the population (not as true today).
Also, it is demonstrably false to say that all secular countries have a Christian background. Eg Turkey & India.
Look up: peace of Westphalia and the Westphalian synthesis for the actual history of contemporary secularism.




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