secularism

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Recent Examples of secularism One of the things Catholic leaders tend to attribute this drop in attendance to is a broader trend of secularism. Maureen K. Day, The Conversation, 7 May 2025 An African cardinal from Guinea, Sarah, 79, is viewed as a spiritual and theological standard-bearer for conservative Catholics, as critics of Francis have argued the late pope was too heavily influenced by modern secularism. Danielle Wallace, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Her modest attire was very much at odds with her husband’s avowed secularism. Nell Zink, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 The bill purports to defend the principle of laïcité, or the secularism embodied in the French constitution and legal framework. Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for secularism
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Noun
  • What families said about the new law The families bringing the lawsuit represent several differing religious beliefs, including Judaism, atheism and Unitarian Universalism, according to the complaint.
    Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2025
  • Today we are engaged in a final, all-out battle between communistic atheism and Christianity.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This problem of unbelief has plagued reformers for decades.
    Ervand Abrahamian, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
  • The historical abnormality of modern-day unbelief was a theme of Pope Benedict XVI’s in the years before, during, and after his pontificate.
    Katherine Howell, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023

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