Los retos del laicismo y su futuro

In: Revista internacional de filosofía política, Heft 31, S. 199-218

Abstract

One of the main characteristics of our societies is the existence of a plurality of believes, religious or not, which affect the way people live. The current essay is a defense of secularism as de the best way to achieve a peaceful & just coexistence among these different believes. Taking as the core of it the respect for human rights & the correlative "neutrality" of the State in relation to religious issues, the author thinks that secularism is the best way to defend the common good &, at the same time, the differences which are legitimate inside the community. These differences must rest on the proclamation of the equality among all human beings (human rights). For this reason secularism opposes to multiculturalism, which puts the emphasis in the differences even beyond this very basic idea of equality. Adapted from the source document.