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▲ 6 r/atheism

I don’t self-identify as a humanist, and I don’t always agree with the approach that the humanist movement takes, but I do recognize and appreciate that those organizations do worthwhile work on behalf of non-religious people.

u/Crashed_teapot — 7 days ago
▲ 26 r/VoltEuropa

Is there any Volt document or stated position on religious freedom and secularism?

Secularism, religious freedom (including the freedom not to believe) might be taken for granted by Volt. But I think it could be worthwhile to explicitly state that out. If I remember correctly, the Vatican did try in the past to get references to Christianity into official EU documents.

Rather it needs to be spelled out that Europe has been the home to pre-Christian religions, Christianity, Judaism (even before the Jewish-Roman Wars), Islam, and that in modern Europe, also other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism. And that modern Europe has a sizable non-religious population, but that skepticism toward religious beliefs is ancient in Europe (for example the ancient Epicureans), not just a modern phenomenon.

I couldn't find any official Volt document related to secularism. Did I miss it, or is there none?

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