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2. Secularism is not Atheism is more precise.

Reply to dmallind (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:37 AM

Sep 2012

The separation of church and state says nothing about belief or nonbelief. Nonbelief in a god says nothing about separation of church and state.

Conflation of these ideas does have poltical consequences, as the article points out.

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Secularists are not atheists [View all] rug Sep 2012 OP

Ah - another lecture on correct word usage with a headline displaying far worse error dmallind Sep 2012 #1

Secularism is not Atheism is more precise. rug Sep 2012 #2

What's wrong with correct word usage. cbayer Sep 2012 #4

Of course it is misused Goblinmonger Sep 2012 #5

Another good argument on why we need some new vocabularly. cbayer Sep 2012 #3

Some are, some aren't. no_hypocrisy Sep 2012 #6

Atheists are secularists. Some secularists are atheists. Starboard Tack Sep 2012 #7

So based on anecdotal evidence that proves nothing, Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #8

What about disbelief in statism? tama Sep 2012 #9