Securalism
Ian Pollock does a very good analysis of secularism here . He argues that secularism is, in fact, unprincipled, but at the same time, it is probably practically necessary. "I believe that secularism, as imagined above, arises more or less as follows: • Participation of citizens with differing views in political debate is supposed to be part of the democratic process. • However, a large fraction of citizens hold some views that are (in the judgment of more sober minds) straightforwardly insane, and would not hesitate to impose the policy implications of those views upon the rest of society if given the ability to do so. • Religious moderates, religious minorities and non-believers, tacitly recognizing these two facts, promote secularism as a compromise, despite its philosophical bankruptcy and practical pathologies." I am of the same opinion. I agree that that there is no principled difference between religious beliefs and secular beliefs. However, I also do not see how