Secularism Flashcards
Atheist
Someone who rejects the existence of God.
Infantile
Belonging to the earliest stages of a person’s development.
Repressive
A repressive society is one in which certain groups are put down, given fewer rights or held back.
Secular humanists
Those that reject God/religion and give priority to rational and human-centred thought.
Secularisation
The process through which religion is separated from the affairs of the state or removed from public education.
Secularism
The idea that religious beliefs and institutions should not affect how a state is run.
Wish fulfilment
Having a wish come true through inventing something. Usually used of dreams, can also be used to say that religion makes our wishes come true by it being an invention.