Describe a secular society?

Question

Then discuss the various aspects of the problemm of religion in the contexxt of the development of secular societies.

Answer 1

A secular society is one where morality is discussed instead of dictated. Religion tends to make people morally lazy. It stresses what is right and wrong, according to its tenets, but discourages any real discussion of why it is right or wrong. Religious people are satisfied with "God said so".

The main problem with religion is that it is just organized superstition. It is a parasite that uses emotional manipulation of human insecurities and childhood indoctrination to gain and keep converts. To do this, it promotes negative feelings towards those outside the religion while using positive reinforcement to bind those in the group. While it would be hard to say that it has caused most of the wars in history, it sure has been a good tool to promote them.

In a secular society, it would be harder for a leader to promote war based on religious authority. It won't get rid of war and intolerance completely, but it will sure take away one of the excuses for them.

Answer 2

Sort of like Communism. No God or Religion. The state is your God and your Religion.

Aspects of problems in developing a secular society? The government feels threatened, and feels competition. So, it outlaws religion and clears away a rival.

I love my country and have served it.... but I have lived long enough to see an "evolution" from a highly moral and Christian based society ( Christmas plays in school, morning school prayer, public Christmas displays) to the state our country is in today, where Christianity is almost banned. I have witnessed the "secular" attack and put away the "religious". It has arrived. What I see in my country today is very sad and I fear it will only worsen. The country of my youth has been destroyed.

Answer 3

Secular society is one which denies the free expression of any type of religious beliefs.

The problem of religion in context of the development of secular society is that "God" or concept there in, is an innate part of all historical human experience and development.

Once secular leaders admit the natural development of Faith, worship, and belief in a Higher Being, within each human person, the freedom to express religion is naturally a part of advanced civilizations structures.

Answer 4

Secular Society: The United States of America.

As far as what religion does to it?

Just look at the divisiveness and hatred it is creating now. In fact, look at the hatred that religion has always created all throughout history...

Answer 5

No problem.

Christianity, at any rate, co-exists with secular societies in a universe of free will and love.

See 1 Timothy 1:8-11
8 We know that the law is good if one uses it properly. 9 We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, 10 for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers. And it is for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine 11 that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which he entrusted to me.

Answer 6

secular society, the US. problem of religion, trying to force itself on others.

Answer 7

A place without God

We need to have a relationship with God and not a religion

Answer 8

A Big neverending nightmare.

Answer 9

A SOCIETY WITH OUT GOD! JESUS LOVES YOU!