From a technical analysis position there are also strong indications of a large secular change ahead.

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No, this is not hype about social media and gaming, but a heavy-duty industrial class secular change.

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Meanwhile Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, archbishop of Paris, defended France's secular regime against proposals to change it to accommodate Muslims.

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While Pope Francis is viewed as liberal on social justice, he is considered conservative on sexual matters and Neil Barber, from Edinburgh Secular Society, did not think much would change.

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If so, keep in mind that it would not change the fact that particularly in secular bear markets, the cyclical bull markets tend to run into significant declines in their unfavorable seasons each year.

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The sharp focus on change allowed me to pick up on the secular shift in search and not recommend buying Google to our subscribers.

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Historically, religious people and secular new-agey types understand what it means to transform instead of merely change.

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