Secularism
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Despite horrific twentieth-century backsliding in Europe,
secularism
has served to blunt the edge of bigotry, because secular reasoning, unlike divine revelation, is never conclusive.
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Let me give you an example: in Turkey, where I come from, which is a very hyper-secular republic, until very recently, we used to have what I call
"secularism
police," which would guard the universities against veiled students.
It's only Western Europe that has retained its secularism, which is now beginning to look rather endearingly old-fashioned.
And you can see why the church was upset by his writings, as indeed were some Muslims during his lifetime, because he gives us a strong statement of
secularism
of a kind which is normal in Europe today.
Ibn Rushd, someone who happens to be a Muslim, is considered one of the key influences in the introduction and spread of
secularism
in Europe.
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