Why is English culture so secular?

England still has compulsory worship in schools. Kids are subjected, against their will, to tedious sermons about religious stuff. These days, a number of schools are not following this rule very strictly. read more

England is a part of Western culture, and all of Western culture is secular. Unfortunately, many, many people misunderstand the word"secular." Secularism isn't necessarily the opposite of religious. A secular state or culture is one in which both religious and non-religious people coexist civilly, even if they don't agree with each other. read more

’ is an extract from ‘Contemporary India: Economy, Society and Politics’ (2009, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India private limited) Edited by Neera Chandhoke and Praveen Praiyadarshi. read more