Kabir says India being secular means the government is against religion and wants people to stop…
Kabir says India being secular means the government is against religion and wants people to stop following one. Is that what secular means?
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The answer: No, it means something else
Why
Easy to think secular means against religion — it means almost the opposite. A secular state doesn't oppose religion; it refuses to FAVOUR one over another. Government doesn't run on any single religion's rules, so people of every faith and none are treated equally and follow beliefs freely. Picture a teacher with students from many families treating all the same, no favourite — that's not being against students, it's fairness. Secular means the state stays neutral so everyone's freedom to believe is equally safe.
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