Exploring Secularism (education resources)

We're a free education resource project from @NatSecSoc Secularism raises significant questions about how we balance freedom of/from religion with other rights.

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Why do people support or oppose secularism? In this resource students can explore competing concepts of: 🔹 liberalism, 🔹 pluralism, 🔹 democracy, 🔹 public reason, 🔹 gods’ wills and 🔹 religion’s public influence. https://t.co/6Cy3WRReDB

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This is a fun exercise to explore and critique secularist reasoning. The town council is considering three proposals that may impact on religion and the rights of others. Explore their arguments and cast your deciding vote. https://t.co/V0pdkXTNkg

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Respect for equality and human rights are fundamental aspects of most forms of secularism. Check out our range of school resources for exploring this area. https://t.co/WPFJm1D3b1

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How do our views on religious privilege, tolerance or discrimination affect our view on the place of religion in society? Explore this question with our free educational resources. https://t.co/Gd3FdlqUDS

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Teachers, parents, students: check out our free resources to explore “What is secularism?” and other key questions. https://t.co/0RGRKLEwsN

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This resource can help students to: 🔹 Critically reflect on a range of viewpoints on secularism. 🔹 Extrapolate from the source viewpoints why the range of authors might support or oppose forms of secularism. https://t.co/GTqaJnP14a

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🔹 Where does secularism come from? 🔹 In this resource students compare and contrast the role of secularist thought in key historical contexts. 🔹 #UKedchat #REChatUK Get your free #ExploringSecularism resource pack & teacher’s guide today. https://t.co/EajGXcLK4s

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Teachers, parents, students: our free education resources can help explore some of the most pressing issues involving religion’s role in society. https://t.co/gr1OCdep0h

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In this resource students: 🔹 Extrapolate how an approach to secularism would impact on the role of religion in society and the rights of others. 🔹 Offer criticisms of this approach which draw on a range of examples and outside sources. https://t.co/OnFWsgJOAk

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If you would like to discuss a specific resource or the relevance of secularism in your curriculum, please get in touch. https://t.co/H2vWwrBCQQ

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Our Core Principles Resource Pack features nineteen original resources, presentations, exercises and stimuli for students to explore secularism’s basic political philosophy of separation, freedom and equality. https://t.co/0RGRKLW7Rn

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#ExploringSecularism provides schools with the material they need to explore some of the most important questions about freedom of and from religion. #REChatUK https://t.co/aquFvEItKc

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As well as our range of resources, we can provide advice to schools, SACREs and educators on exploring themes relevant to secularism across different subjects. https://t.co/H2vWwrBCQQ

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This resource helps students: 🔹 Offer opinions on the concerns and basic questions that secularism seeks to address, drawing on a range of examples. 🔹 Understand the relevance of secularism to key social debates. https://t.co/4LjCNgr4FL

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All our #ExploringSecularism resources are available for free via the website. You can browse by theme or find a topic that interests you. https://t.co/ridAVTKjIr

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🔹 What is secularism? 🔹 Is secularism a religion? This resource can serve as a basic introduction & a launching off point to explore these questions. #UKedchat #REChatUK Request your free #ExploringSecularism resource pack and teacher’s guide today. https://t.co/BZ0LcQSax3

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The “Lemon test” is an example of secularist reasoning about public policy decisions. Explore this idea and compare and contrast viewpoints with our range of free education resources. https://t.co/axwL4pWjgT

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Imagine you’re giving a speech on the role of religion in politics. Half of the audience is the “Religion is Great Society” and half are the “Religion is Awful Club”. What will your speech say and how will it address the concerns of both groups? https://t.co/nAW1hqtcmK

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This is a fun exercise to explore and critique secularist reasoning. The town council is considering three proposals that may impact on religion and the rights of others. Explore their arguments and cast your deciding vote. https://t.co/rJVXAwxsBi

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What different types of secularism are there? In this resource students can explore the strengths and weaknesses in six approaches to secularism. https://t.co/eAkQiyORKv