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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:political_office
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gptkbp:contrastsWith
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religious states
theocratic states
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gptkbp:debatedBy
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gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:international_relations
gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:defines
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States that are officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion.
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gptkbp:example
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Azerbaijan
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:France
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Uzbekistan
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gptkbp:feature
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separation of church and state
equal treatment of citizens regardless of religion
no official state religion
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gptkbp:goal
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ensure freedom of belief
prevent religious influence on government
protect religious minorities
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:Enlightenment_era
gptkb:American_Revolution
gptkb:French_Revolution
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Secular States
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gptkbp:legalBasis
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gptkb:constitutional_law
gptkb:law
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gptkbp:notableFigure
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gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:John_Locke
gptkb:Mustafa_Kemal_Atatürk
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Voltaire
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gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith
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atheist states
religiously indifferent states
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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religious fundamentalism
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights
gptkb:International_Covenant_on_Civil_and_Political_Rights
international human rights law
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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pluralism
religious freedom
state atheism
laïcité
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Secular_Law
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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