Communalism vs. Secularism

Communalismnoun

The communal ownership of property.

Communalismnoun

Any social system based around a community.

Communalismnoun

A French theory of government which holds that commune should be a kind of independent state, and the national government a confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should not be confounded with communism.

Communalismnoun

the practice of communal living and common ownership

Communalismnoun

loyalty and commitment to the interests of your own minority or ethnic group rather than to society as a whole

Communalism

Communalism is a political philosophy and economic system that integrates communal ownership and confederations of highly localized independent communities. Murray Bookchin, a prominent libertarian socialist, defined the communalism he developed as as well as .

Secularismnoun

A position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions

Secularismnoun

The related political belief in the separation of church and state

Secularismnoun

The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit; secularity.

Secularismnoun

The tenets or principles of the secularists.

Secularismnoun

a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

Secularismnoun

the principle of separation of the state from religious institutions

Secularism

Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations. It is most commonly defined as the separation of religion from civic affairs and the state, and may be broadened to a similar position concerning the need to remove or minimalize the role of religion in any public sphere.