Western culture is a kaleidoscope of cultural and religious diversity. We’re not just talking about Christian vs. Atheist or Religious vs. Secular, but we’re talking about Christians, Secularists, Evangelicals, Baptists, Atheists, Muslims, Jews, Naturalists, Pagans, Adventists, Protestants, etc… you get my drift.

In my opinion, religious groups falsely demonize “secularity” because they believe it has an agenda which is equal to their own. 
I.e. The Christian agenda is equal to the Muslim agenda is equal to the Secular agenda.

I reject this idea and I’ll explain why. By the very nature of our diverse culture, the general population hold, in some cases, wildly conflicting values. For example, Christians against gay rights, Muslims against the rights of women, etc. 

IMO the secular standpoint which governs law is NOT a self-interested movement but rather the NEUTRAL factor, which serves as a balance and check point between these differing values. It is not an atheist agenda, but simply because of it’s neutral standpoint religiously speaking, it can legislate objectively without promoting one religion’s values over another.

Because really, who is to say that Christian values should govern law… wouldn’t that infringe then upon Muslim values? What if Muslim values governed law… then you’d have the reverse, and on and on it goes.

Look throughout the world and it’s history. Theocracies or Governments based on religious law inherently infringe upon universal human rights and freedoms. Under Sharia law in Muslim countries, people are still stoned to death for any number of things, honor killings are common and the subjugation of women is a way of life. In Turkey, there are untold numbers of human rights violations. Thousands of citizens who appeal to the courts for human rights justice have been severely beaten and tortured by police. Until recently young women had to undergo virginity testing before being admitted to university; I could cite examples all day.

My point is that Secular law is wrongly demonized. It is not the atheist agenda as many religious groups like to claim, but rather the unbiased check and balance between increasingly diverse multi-cultural societies. Without an impartial government, there would be utter chaos.

If the Christian movement were allowed to govern based on their values, who’s to say that the growing Muslim movement shouldn’t get their crack at it to. When you open up the option for a nation to become a theocracy, there is no restriction then on who should lead that theocracy. History has shown us this. Jerusalem is a prime example of Christianity vs. Muslim theocratic government exchanging positions over the centuries. 

On the other hand, with secular government, no one group, religious or otherwise, is singled out over the other and the utmost is done to maintain the UNBIASED rights and freedoms of all members of society. Inevitably some will be offended, but the point is that universal rights and freedoms decide legislation, not the biased views and values of one religion or another, ultimately aiming to serve the best interests of all members of society.