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Atheism and secularism in mass communication.

image Sergio Staino .

few days ago, returned "aluminum paesellu" I have spoken with an acquaintance. The last time we spoke was two years ago, he was 16 and studying in the seminary, I was 20 and I was in my first year at university. Now he has "escaped" from the seminary and attended a course to become a medical technologist and me missing a few days to graduation.
meet again by chance, we talked about little things and then religion. I have mentioned in my dissertation on secularism (soon you will see from this blog) and he started to talk about it so disconcerting.
At one point I stopped and asked:

first give me a definition of who is secular.

He said just before:

the layman who does not believe is

and I pointed out that this is the atheist. He later said:

the secular and the believer is not very attached to his religion.

I pointed out that, quite simply, the layman (as a private individual) is the one that, in their dealings with others, do not be influenced by his religious beliefs or moral, separating the private from the social sphere. Then I told him to be "became" an atheist and he, after having watched a bit like an alien asked me

then you do not believe in anything

I told him that it is not true that a atheist does not believe in anything, simply does not give the beliefs (or ideal) characteristic of transcendence, which usually belong in the gods (single or multiple) of any religion. Not by chance, and I told him, I have ideals: they are for the legality, I am an environmentalist, healthy, monogamous convinced ...
And how if I have some ideals!
course, in Italy, it's such discussions will take place once every 10 minutes, especially since we talk about secularism, the term "secularism" (but used as a synonym for "anti-clericalism).