In the United States, the American Secular Union
and Freethought Federation (ASUFF) (now defunct), stated its
goal as the separation of Church and State so “that
our entire political system shall be conducted and
administered on a purely secular basis. ” (See,
among other contemporary champions of the ASUFF tradition, the "Freedom
from Religion Foundation")
As noted, the Secular Big Story has no central
authority or a scripture. It has no traditional
creed(s) or public
institution(s) equivalent to a church,
temple, mosque, sacred grove or holy space. There is no global
secular authority such as the Vatican and its resident Pope.
Although there is no
central authority nor secular creed,
several organizations have articulated their version of
the secular vision. Among them are
"The National Secular
Society" (NSS).
The NSS publishes a list of “General
Principles” that are shared by most self-identified secular
groups.
Continue—Two
camps of Secularism
