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Secularism is not against religion; it opposes institutionalised religious domination.
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The quote distinguishes rejecting religion from resisting religious institutions that dominate others. It presents secularism as opposition to organised religious power when it becomes controlling, not as hostility toward personal faith or religious belief. In this view, religion may exist, but no religious institution should rule over society through domination.
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