The Left, which once portrayed itself as the bastion of scientific rationalism, increasingly embraces neo-druidism, a secular form of nature worship.

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He advocates a secular form of meditation known as mindfulness-based stress reduction, which has become popular in some forms of behavioral therapy.

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Morsi precipitated immediate accusations of Mubarak-style dictatorship, spurring secular oppositionists to form the National Salvation Front.

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In order to secure a majority, he argues, the Islamists need to form alliances with secular movements.

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Although classified by the Registrar General for Scotland as a form of religious marriage, humanism is not a religion, but a secular philosophy or belief system.

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