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==History== |
==History== |
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====Anglo-American Secularism==== |
====Anglo-American Secularism==== |
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Secularism in the Anglo-American sense finds it's roots within the Colonial era of America where in 1636 Roger Williams established a Settlement in Rhode Island which permitted total religious freedom. This along with the later enlightenment philosopher's such as John Locke would go on to heavily influence the founding father of the United States |
Secularism in the Anglo-American sense finds it's roots within the Colonial era of America where in 1636 Roger Williams established a Settlement in Rhode Island which permitted total religious freedom. This along with the later enlightenment philosopher's such as John Locke would go on to heavily influence the founding father of the United States. |
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Who enshrined within the first amendment of the constitution the foundations of American secularism with what is known as the establishment clause which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." |
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This established the primary purpose of American Secularism which was not the total exclusion of religion from government as in French secularism but rather the inclusion of all religion's in government. In order to ensure that no one religion is discriminated against and no one religion is given too much power. |
This established the primary purpose of American Secularism which was not the total exclusion of religion from government as in French secularism but rather the inclusion of all religion's in government. In order to ensure that no one religion is discriminated against and no one religion is given too much power. |
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