A group, called Secular Humanists,
propose a range of heartfelt actions (ethics, moral code and
vision) for a sought after "common
good" of all humanity. Historically,
there are three humanist manifestoes.
However,
claiming oneself
to be a secular person, or declaring a
nation to be a secular state, or describing something as a secularizing
influence or event is an
act of self-definition. That is,
you become secular by stating that you
are.
There is no “secular
faith” nor “secular scripture” so
there is no way for the individual or group to
become secular other than by forthrightly stating that
one is secular.
In contrast to Abrahamic believers who can be accused
of heresy or ex-communicated or de-frocked, no such “de-secularization” process
exists since there is no ritual of secular initiation which is
comparable to an Abrahamic rite of initiation such as Christian
Baptism.
Notably, as
with Scientism, there are
"Non-Sacred" and
"Sacred" Secularists.
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