"Reactionary forces have always sought to govern in the name of God. Secularism, defined as the separation of religion and state, is the most effective way to prevent them from directly wielding political power. Historically, progressive religious interpreters and liberation theologians have been marginalized and defeated within their own religious traditions."
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Marieme Helie Lucas respond to the question "What are the historical, and ongoing, problems with religious fundamentalism“?
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