Secularism and Religion
Secularism and Religion
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世俗主义与宗教
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2019
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S. Kettell
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在世界许多地方，宗教和世俗生活领域之间的界限是有争议的。从世纪的后几十年开始，同性婚姻合法化、协助死亡和言论自由等问题的争议，以及围绕生殖权利和平等问题的冲突，都在国家政治议程上占据了重要地位。在“宗教回归”公共生活的背景下，这些争论和紧张局势引发了一种观念，即世俗主义可能处于危机状态或走向某种形式的后世俗状态。“世俗主义”一词本身也有争议。“世俗”和“宗教”生活领域的确切性质是可以解释的，世俗主义在实践中可以以多种方式表现出来。这包括从美国和法国等国家的排他形式的世俗主义到印度的包容性世俗主义。支持宗教在公共生活中发挥作用的人认为，宗教提供了一系列有价值的公共产品，并赋予个人意义和身份感。另一方面，世俗主义者声称，政教分离为维护所有公民的权利和自由提供了最佳框架，无论其宗教或信仰如何。
The boundary between the religious and the secular spheres of life is contested in many parts of the world. From the latter decades of the 20th century, controversies over issues such as the legalization of same-sex marriage, assisted dying, and freedom of speech, as well as clashes around reproductive rights and equality issues, have all featured highly on national political agendas. Set against a backdrop of the “return of religion” to public life, these debates and tensions have given rise to the notion that secularism might be in a state of crisis or moving toward some form of post-secular condition. The term “secularism” is itself also contested. The precise nature of the “secular” and the “religious” spheres of life is subject to interpretation, and secularism in practice can be manifest in a number of ways. This ranges from exclusivist forms of secularism in countries such as the United States and France to inclusive secularism in the case of India. Supporters of a role for religion in public life maintain that religion provides a range of valuable public goods and gives individuals a sense of meaning and identity. Secularists, on the other hand, claim that the separation of church and state provides the best framework for upholding the rights and freedoms of all citizens regardless of their religion or belief.