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Recent Examples of secularism
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Mr. Maliki and other proponents depict the changes as a defense against Western secularism.
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Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2024
Gandhi’s foremost disciple and India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, fostered a polity that broadly met the essential criteria of secularism: everyone was free to practice his or her religion, and the state regarded all religions as equal in the public sphere.
—Sadanand Dhume, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Under Modi, the country has become less welcoming of religious difference, less committed to its founding ideals of pluralism and secularism, and increasingly intolerant of those unwilling to accept India as a Hindu nation—and not a pluralist one.
—Fahad Shah, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2021
Ajit Sahi, advocacy director for the Indian American Muslim Council, said parade organizers are allowing Hindu extremist ideology to taint what is supposed to be a celebration of independence and secularism.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
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Stella Martany and Kareem Chehayeb, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Sep. 2024
Gandhi’s foremost disciple and India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, fostered a polity that broadly met the essential criteria of secularism: everyone was free to practice his or her religion, and the state regarded all religions as equal in the public sphere.
—Sadanand Dhume, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2021
Under Modi, the country has become less welcoming of religious difference, less committed to its founding ideals of pluralism and secularism, and increasingly intolerant of those unwilling to accept India as a Hindu nation—and not a pluralist one.
—Fahad Shah, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2021
Ajit Sahi, advocacy director for the Indian American Muslim Council, said parade organizers are allowing Hindu extremist ideology to taint what is supposed to be a celebration of independence and secularism.
—Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Secularism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/secularism. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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