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* | *The term "secular" has come to be a neutral position, or specifically, having no religious connotation, "religious-free".<ref>[https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/ubclr33&div=36&id=&page= Benson, Iain T. "Notes Towards a (Re) definition of the Secular." ''U. Brit. Colum. L. Rev.'' 33 (1999): 519.] (Used as PDF)</ref> | ||
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<ref>[https://jonathanmclatchie.com/the-secular-vs-sacred-distinction-is-it-valid/ jmclatchie. “The Secular vs. Sacred Distinction: Is It Valid?” ''Jonathan McLatchie | Writer, Speaker, Scholar'', 5 Jul. 2020, https://jonathanmclatchie.com/the-secular-vs-sacred-distinction-is-it-valid/.]</ref> | |||
==Secular Vs. Demonic== | ==Secular Vs. Demonic== | ||
Typically when referring to something "secular" people associate whatever is being referred to as demonic. Meaning "secular" things have a very negative connotation only due to the lack of religious connection. People are naturally very extreme and therefore if "secular" is not religious it has to be anti-religious, therefore, demonic. | Typically when referring to something "secular<ref name=":0" />" people associate whatever is being referred to as demonic. Meaning "secular" things have a very negative connotation only due to the lack of religious connection. People are naturally very extreme and therefore if "secular" is not religious it has to be anti-religious, therefore, demonic. | ||
===Secular=== | ===Secular=== | ||
*Refers to things that are not religious or spiritual in nature. | *Refers to things that are not religious or spiritual in nature.<ref>[https://www.proquest.com/docview/3072389185?accountid=28755&parentSessionId=VIWWB8O1G0Sm5Psc8zQRcxwB6JBMHSd7YM5vByejefA%3D&pq-origsite=primo&sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals Clarke, Georgina, and Renae Barker. "The Challenge of Defining the Secular." ''Laws'', vol. 13, no. 3, 2024, pp. 28''. ProQuest'', http://libgateway.susqu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/challenge-defining-secular/docview/3072389185/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/laws13030028.]</ref> | ||
*Often associated with the separation of religion from civic affairs and public education. | *Often associated with the separation of religion from civic affairs and public education. | ||
*Emphasizes humanism, rationalism, and empirical evidence over religious beliefs. | *Emphasizes humanism, rationalism, and empirical evidence over religious beliefs. | ||
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<ref> Robinson, Solveig C. (2014). ''The Book in Society''. Broadview Press </ref> | <ref name=":0"> [https://books.google.com/books?id=qfKuAQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Robinson, Solveig C. (2014). ''The Book in Society''. Broadview Press]pp. 45 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 24 October 2025
- The term "secular" has come to be a neutral position, or specifically, having no religious connotation, "religious-free".[1]
Secular Vs. Demonic
Typically when referring to something "secular[3]" people associate whatever is being referred to as demonic. Meaning "secular" things have a very negative connotation only due to the lack of religious connection. People are naturally very extreme and therefore if "secular" is not religious it has to be anti-religious, therefore, demonic.
Secular
- Refers to things that are not religious or spiritual in nature.[4]
- Often associated with the separation of religion from civic affairs and public education.
- Emphasizes humanism, rationalism, and empirical evidence over religious beliefs.
- Common things that are secular are music, television shows, curse words, even "revealing" clothing can often be referred to as "secular".
Demonic
- Relates to demons or evil spirits, often within a religious or spiritual context.
- Typically associated with malevolence, temptation, and supernatural influences.
- Found in various religious texts and folklore, often representing chaos or moral corruption.
- Examples include demonic possession, exorcisms, and depictions of demons in literature and art.
- ↑ Benson, Iain T. "Notes Towards a (Re) definition of the Secular." U. Brit. Colum. L. Rev. 33 (1999): 519. (Used as PDF)
- ↑ jmclatchie. “The Secular vs. Sacred Distinction: Is It Valid?” Jonathan McLatchie | Writer, Speaker, Scholar, 5 Jul. 2020, https://jonathanmclatchie.com/the-secular-vs-sacred-distinction-is-it-valid/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Robinson, Solveig C. (2014). The Book in Society. Broadview Presspp. 45
- ↑ Clarke, Georgina, and Renae Barker. "The Challenge of Defining the Secular." Laws, vol. 13, no. 3, 2024, pp. 28. ProQuest, http://libgateway.susqu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/challenge-defining-secular/docview/3072389185/se-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/laws13030028.
