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**radikal** · 07-01-2012, 11:05 AM

There seems to a misconception in this site about the word secularism. Secularism is not a religion at individual level.

Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. In one sense, secularism may assert freedom from governmental imposition of religion upon the people within a state that is neutral on matters of belief. ( separation of church and state.) In another sense, it refers to the view that human activities and decisions, especially political ones, should be unbiased by religious influence.
In the United States, that state secularism has served to a greater extent to protect religion and the religious from governmental interference, while secularism on a social level is less prevalent.
In personal life one may be a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, etc, but does not have to impose it on others.
So please understand that secularism is not against Hinduism. It might very well be against the virulent form of Hindutva.

It is crass misinterpretation of the grand religion Hinduism or sanatan Dharma to the cultist version of RSS called Hindutva.

07-01-2012, 11:05 AM	#7
radikal Join Date Oct 2005 Age 54 Posts 4,523 Senior Member	There seems to a misconception in this site about the word secularism. Secularism is not a religion at individual level. Secularism is the principle of separation between government institutions and the persons mandated to represent the State from religious institutions and religious dignitaries. In one sense, secularism may assert freedom from governmental imposition of religion upon the people within a state that is neutral on matters of belief. ( separation of church and state.) In another sense, it refers to the view that human activities and decisions, especially political ones, should be unbiased by religious influence. In the United States, that state secularism has served to a greater extent to protect religion and the religious from governmental interference, while secularism on a social level is less prevalent. In personal life one may be a Hindu, Christian, Muslim, etc, but does not have to impose it on others. So please understand that secularism is not against Hinduism. It might very well be against the virulent form of Hindutva. It is crass misinterpretation of the grand religion Hinduism or sanatan Dharma to the cultist version of RSS called Hindutva.
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