HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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part of religion
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separate from religion
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part of religion
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Detailed explanation-1: -Secularism means separation of religion from political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life, religion being treated as a purely personal matter. It emphasized dissociation of the state from religion and full freedom to all religions and tolerance of all religions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Secularism refers to the separation of religion from the State. One of the basic principles of secularism is that government should not be involved in matters concerning religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -Solution: The word ‘secular’ was added to the preamble of the Indian constitution in the year 1976 by the 42nd amendment act. It means that the citizens have complete freedom to follow and practice any religion. Unlike countries like the United Kingdom and Pakistan, India does not have any official religion.