<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:57:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/secularism/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Christian politics are gaining influence in the UK, and it could change what it means to be British]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands marched on central London for the ‘unite the kingdom rally’, 13 September 2025 The National It seems that some American conservative Christian organizations, such as Alliance Defending Freedom]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@kur8/christian-politics-are-gaining-influence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@kur8/christian-politics-are-gaining-influence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kur8]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvGBHDnRaj2z6FsL6XEQR3pnqa26GnVDqiAFwRrBWRmYufoYDk3Nq4sXZqGnjJjEkWJm2z6vXSB3mqwVQjRdWiL7QHDWLmsSgboVaMNn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secularism ]]></title><description><![CDATA[image I do not think that the reason for the low crime rate in the countries is secularism. In my opinion, the crime rate in some countries is low because the quality of moral education is high. If a person]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/secularism/@bitwolfie/secularism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/secularism/@bitwolfie/secularism</guid><category><![CDATA[secularism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bitwolfie]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMesfR5SoPvzPvAGD3yutNZTLqRrXyYw3FTmevgTgFyozUEPGbkB5pmt6cyCpKUsfXeTJ9NhAqV7yNjk937Mnpn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How secularism feeds into the Covid-19 situation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good day Hivers, So instead of the usual book review I try to switch it up with more of a 'rant'-type article, based around a single observation that caught my attention in society. Let me know if you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@pieternijmeijer/how-secularism-feeds-into-the-covid-19-situation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@pieternijmeijer/how-secularism-feeds-into-the-covid-19-situation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pieternijmeijer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3V1MofCfZdFT1f7CeeD8wGAuwBWV7YBAZdmm3tQ9npnNLkstcybQwEPfsJfqnyKsVK55fngPHBhZN8sHGRhyKzAZ7hAcuSCum2zXCq73FdUf1Wh2tYEnuLMm8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Social Norms of Religion vs. Science]]></title><description><![CDATA[The social norms practiced by religion were developed over millennia of cultural evolution—generations upon generations of trial and error, weeding out those social and cultural practices which did not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thythinker/the-social-norms-of-religion-vs-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thythinker/the-social-norms-of-religion-vs-science</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thythinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2021 16:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm2hC8rA532FVPDqmxU9NLuYa6Gw9vATb9RvAu8sK1SG6qxdkfCZNgHye9D8vX8eX5jvkZ3aMVnNqzwUnNvZmCkPeJwYwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partisan clashes make no sense at all. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the outside looking in, clashes between Democrats and Republicans make no sense. I happen to currently be a registered Democrat. That's not because I like Biden or AOC, really, I oppose both of them.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/secularism/@mingus/partisan-clashes-make-no-sense-at-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/secularism/@mingus/partisan-clashes-make-no-sense-at-all</guid><category><![CDATA[secularism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mingus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPaYV4kTz4GCveAWxV8mUAgE6jg7PzdvQBoGn97TMw5BrrpuBhkfFnSPAPrps1koZdR4kWgDdD543QrJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hypocrite Sold out media, The New york Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Biden Takes oath on Bible- Liberal Christian Yogi Aditya Nath, head of Gorakhnath Temple-Militant Hindu supremacist. wow, see the hypocrisy of the sold out left media @thenewyorktimes. #fakesecularism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/joebiden/@tennysonck/hypocrite-sold-out-media-the-new-york-times</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/joebiden/@tennysonck/hypocrite-sold-out-media-the-new-york-times</guid><category><![CDATA[joebiden]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tennysonck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcm4KfYqxnWpPSYdJejQYiUF7Xhb4aBkxwfTZqmkC7EYj15NSE5TnJeQC6QvgVMTvoFV3K8hhyhRuYZVnH6tLQNgDzfQuXt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Municipal Gov't and Secularism 🤔]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch this video on YouTube: 📹 Post a video of yourself with your message for other atheists and we'll share it on Atheist Republic's Facebook page and YouTube channel. Submit your own video here: 🎤]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180559/@atheistrepublic/togzaclz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-180559/@atheistrepublic/togzaclz</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-180559]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atheistrepublic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 08:02:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hsWg5nYFdFyFDGZN1HWb4uWowTgoQbErXa3kM1bwiiPekYNKqDimphnzz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[France's Struggle with Secularism and Islam Continues – Byline Times]]></title><description><![CDATA[She addressed why I wore a headscarf and asked: "For what reason would Muslim ladies like to appear as something else and cause dissidence? For what reason do you need to wear the headscarf? For what reason]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@puncakbukit/frances-struggle-with-secularism-and-islam-continues-byline-times</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@puncakbukit/frances-struggle-with-secularism-and-islam-continues-byline-times</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puncakbukit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5iswzwEUcopnDgwSZTqAGZNF4vjUogRmBuAtbKX38DwkzxhQMFDfBRPkMjKvStdtW5VL61k9jisw1L4EnYUMjC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rethinking secularism : Can Europe integrate its Muslims? | openDemocracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[European countries must restrict radical secularism, animosity to open religion, and the stomping on and distancing impacts this propensity is having on strict opportunities and a developing European Muslim]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@puncakbukit/rethinking-secularism-can-europe-integrate-its-muslims-opendemocracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dlike/@puncakbukit/rethinking-secularism-can-europe-integrate-its-muslims-opendemocracy</guid><category><![CDATA[dlike]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puncakbukit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:10:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVs3HycjKXxi2KEiKfuksyet8WZecCrfPiJidwvgobuvPRz84rVjwujv8z8FxTeoQJvC5gmNT66S5wsMmBQtVoS9WYqeRNUh2deUDZbVD9Qr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israeli Elections, the Role of Religion and the Future of Secularism]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss the recent turmoil in Israeli politics and what it means for secularism in Israel. 📧 Online platforms are fighting against content they find too sensitive by reducing post reach, strikes, removal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-100421/@atheistrepublic/euusbczh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-100421/@atheistrepublic/euusbczh</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-100421]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[atheistrepublic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:32:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hsWg5nYFdFyFDGZN1HWb4uWowTgoQbErXZuauxc8A5tnxzYTcu2uVGuQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK: Islamic school has books telling Muslims not to befriend non-Muslims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain's "National Secular Society" reports that the UK government has sent a warning to an Islamic school because pro-Taliban literature was found in the school library. The book's front page]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@coolstuck/uk-islamic-school-has-books-telling-muslims-not-to-befriend-non-muslims</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@coolstuck/uk-islamic-school-has-books-telling-muslims-not-to-befriend-non-muslims</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coolstuck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 14:32:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Love Memes! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So called radical Islam, is just Islam. Get a clue people!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@mattynra/i-love-memes-dpx665c2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/islam/@mattynra/i-love-memes-dpx665c2</guid><category><![CDATA[islam]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattynra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:03:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixFJBefogYmSsekcHpSBpXRCXb6rGLA9s6yioETkEX5gWRVuvXQpdLyjRrof6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riffvlog On Natural Theocracy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, there Steemit music and truth lovers.  I'm in the process of remixing Four Songs About God in E-Flat Minor. I'm going to hide the initial mixes at the end of this next batch of videos. This mix]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@andrewmarkmusic/riffvlog-on-natural-theocracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spirituality/@andrewmarkmusic/riffvlog-on-natural-theocracy</guid><category><![CDATA[spirituality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmarkmusic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2019 22:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UaGQuBpWpbK6KWQXspi9Ug5PvngeEbkvLaF8FaWvxrV7uLCsJwMYmLFUfjmv1Jhup9GpzZoFHqgMbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secular Jihadists For A Muslim Enlightenment Podcast Ep83]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secular Jihadists for a Muslim Enlightenment: EP83: Has ISIS Been “Defeated”? With Graeme Wood]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@t35t4tr/secular-jihadists-for-a-muslim-enlightenment-podcast-ep83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@t35t4tr/secular-jihadists-for-a-muslim-enlightenment-podcast-ep83</guid><category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[t35t4tr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2019 17:14:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freethought Radio Podcast: Secular Invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freethought Radio: Secular Invasion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@t35t4tr/freethought-radio-podcast-secular-invasion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/podcast/@t35t4tr/freethought-radio-podcast-secular-invasion</guid><category><![CDATA[podcast]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[t35t4tr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2018 19:08:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is India really Secular?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How it initiated  Few days back (23rd September 2018 to be specific) a mob of  Right-Wing VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) activists raided a rented home in the city of Meerut, India after they were tipped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/india/@rishi2184/is-india-really-secular</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/india/@rishi2184/is-india-really-secular</guid><category><![CDATA[india]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rishi2184]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:05:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5S6cFSW3pu1NF9Dn8LJSBdYTVqSBSQi4C6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank Visser and Integral Secularism]]></title><description><![CDATA[I couldn’t agree more with Visser when he argues that Integral Theory needs to be grounded in Secularism first and foremost. I’ll link his Integral World essay below but explain the gist of it here as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@andrewmarkmusic/frank-visser-and-integral-secularism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@andrewmarkmusic/frank-visser-and-integral-secularism</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmarkmusic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2018 05:37:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UhDoH8T47Apt7DCaeF5tqxf4f6Ftn7BpJfwqk16QgU8DRx21Rv4JD33H5Sz5u5cZWqvWGwv3RCfWjG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pat Robertson Prays Away Deadly Storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is why we struggle to promote rational thought. Pat Robertson is praying away Hurricane Florence. Suppose people of faith decide that Pat's incantation will protect them and choose to remain in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/atheism/@scistrike/patrobertsonpraysawaydeadlystorm-9s3x8fpx1d</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/atheism/@scistrike/patrobertsonpraysawaydeadlystorm-9s3x8fpx1d</guid><category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[scistrike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 09:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCKJE8UBZ6CwU11yGbX3GjkGxSjxzSnCS9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Batchelor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, Steemit. I'll link below a video where Robert Wright talks with Stephen Batchelor. I would offer up this term for this new type of Buddhism: post-secular Jnana. I view this as a type of spirituality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@andrewmarkmusic/stephen-batchelor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@andrewmarkmusic/stephen-batchelor</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmarkmusic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2018 04:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eLRXkfaqyxSPFW3j9RRtzpwX8K3aAbYCwAW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cabal of Religionists That Rule The Earth...]]></title><description><![CDATA[                                         And they've ruled it for a very]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@andrewmarkmusic/the-cabal-of-religionists-that-rule-the-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@andrewmarkmusic/the-cabal-of-religionists-that-rule-the-earth</guid><category><![CDATA[conspiracy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewmarkmusic]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 06:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcqkbJKBUH6ghL6m2scecCfBJEeWG7xbxizHUZtBHMXcQCpK98raUg5S9vV6kYwyYKg9vVwUpAqDeujvkCXsnRqD9bvai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>