{"id":346459,"date":"2025-08-06T04:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/religion-and-secularism-eurozine\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:46:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:46:05","slug":"religion-and-secularism-eurozine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/religion-and-secularism-eurozine\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion and Secularism | Eurozine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-text\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Are we all religious once again? Secularism on the Standard Time talk show S02E25\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DXG7bZwYKTw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s start with the basics: What is secularism? Well, according to the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/secularism\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enycolpedia Britannica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even scholars have a hard time defining it to the fullest, but we will do our best! In Andrew Copsons book,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/book\/28394\/chapter-abstract\/228768528?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;login=false\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat is secularism?\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He found 3 key descriptions by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jean Baub\u00e9rot. The first states \u201cSecularism is the separation of religious institutions from the institutions of the state and no domination of the political sphere by religious institutions. The second one describes \u201cfreedom of thought, conscience, and religion for all\u201d and the third says that \u201cno state discrimination against anyone on grounds of their religion or non-religious worldview.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some parts of the first concept of secularism goes as far back as to the <a href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/secularism-history-principles-examples.html\">ancient greeks, <\/a>where some cities embraced secular practices by distinguishing legislative and civic matters from the influence of the Greek gods and goddesses<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, probably while drinking wine and enjoying some nice bread with olive oil. During the Middle Ages, Christians also used the term <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/academy\/lesson\/secularism-history-principles-examples.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018secular\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to refer to worldly matters, in contrast to spiritual or heavenly concerns. And originating in the eighteenth century, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/j.cdb2hnssx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Enlightenment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was a movement grounded in ideas and practices that centered on the secular realm and was its modern starting point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While secularism brings significant advantages, it is not without flaws and can be pushed to harmful extremes. The French have given us multiple examples by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=i507sffc3us\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">banning headscarves, the kippa, turbans, and large crosses in schools since 2004.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There was also the very controversial <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-66634890\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">muslim veil ban in 2010<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in 2017 the very famous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/aug\/24\/french-police-make-woman-remove-burkini-on-nice-beach\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">burkini ban.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some cases, secularism can be used as a tool to disguise and legitimize pure racism. But religion is not exempt from that. We have seen in the past and in the present multiple ways of how religious texts have been used to legitimize violence: just think of Christians with the Incas, or Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s comparison of Hamas to the nation of Amalek in a passage from the Hebrew Bible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secularism and religion have both been used as multitools, and we want to deepen this conversation about secularism with our guests from today:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>D\u00f3ra Laborczi<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is an experienced journalist, editor, and communication expert with a strong background in civic and social organizations as well as church media. Her three main areas of focus are feminism, Christianity, and public life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Omar Sayfo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, MCC, Director of research, Migration Research Institute<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Omar Sayfo earned his PhD in 2016 from Utrecht University. He is the author of several scholarly articles, as well as two books in English and four in Hungarian on the Middle East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jonat\u00e1n Megyeri <\/b><b>Rabbi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an orthodox rabbi, journalist and influencer, who speaks to wide audiences about Judaism and about foreign affairs politics. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Megyeri<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a frequent guest in various TV, radio and podcast shows, while his social media channels reach hundreds of thousands.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"main-text\" class=\"md-h5 copy lh5 serif color-black-80\">\n<h3>Creative team<\/h3>\n<p>R\u00e9ka Kinga Papp anchor<br \/>Daniela Univazo writer-editor<br \/>Merve Akyel\u00a0 art director, Eurozine<br \/>Szilvia Pint\u00e9r producer<br \/>Julia Sobota captions and translations<br \/>Zs\u00f3fia Gabriella Papp digital producer<\/p>\n<h3>Management<\/h3>\n<p>Priyanka Hutschenreiter project manager<br \/>Judit Csik\u00f3s\u00a0 head of finance<br \/>Maximilian Lehner managing director<br \/>Csilla Nagyn\u00e9 Kardos office administration<\/p>\n<h3>Video Crew<\/h3>\n<p>Gergely \u00c1ron P\u00e1pai DoP<br \/>Bence Bodoky camera<br \/>Istv\u00e1n Nagy sound<\/p>\n<h3>Postproduction<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00f3ra Ruszkai video editor<br \/>Istv\u00e1n Nagy lead video editor<br \/>Mil\u00e1n Golovics dialogue editor<br \/>D\u00e1niel Nagy dialogue editor<\/p>\n<h3>Art<\/h3>\n<p>Victor Maria Lima animation<br \/>Crypt-of-Insomnia theme music<\/p>\n<h2>Disclosure<\/h2>\n<div id=\"main-text\" class=\"md-h5 copy lh5 serif color-black-80\">\n<div id=\"main-text\" class=\"md-h5 copy lh5 serif color-black-80\">\n<p>This talk show is a <a href=\"https:\/\/displayeurope.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Display Europe<\/a> production: a ground-breaking media platform anchored in public values.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/displayeurope.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31201 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eurozine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/displaylogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"205\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This programme is co-funded by the European Commission and the European Cultural Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Importantly, the views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors and speakers only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). 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