seculars

And we know that in the Gore, you know, the Gore loss, he picked up a lot of the so-called seculars, whereas George W. Bush picked up people who go to church more, once a week or more, often vote heavily for Bush, whereas people who do not voted the other way.

CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2004 2004

And we know that in the Gore, you know, the Gore loss, he picked up a lot of the so-called seculars, whereas George W. Bush picked up people who go to church more, once a week or more, often vote heavily for Bush, whereas people who do not voted the other way.

CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2004 2004

Now this does not apply to religious any more than to seculars, which is evident for two reasons.

Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas

In many also, whilst the canonesses were merely seculars, that is, not under vows of religious, and therefore free to leave and marry, the abbesses retained the character and state of religious superiors, and as such were solemnly professed as Benedictine nuns.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913

In fact as the monks were said to leave the world (St. Augustine, Serm. 40 de div.), sometimes those persons who were neither clerics nor monks were called seculars, as at times were clerics not bound by the rule.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

When have you seen these so called seculars raising their voice against religions other than HINDUISM.

rediff.com 2009

The so called seculars are selling the future of muslim women for their votebanks among the muslim men.

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But millions of Americans, and not simply atheists and "seculars," are excluded by this definition.

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But millions of Americans, and not simply atheists and "seculars," are excluded by this definition.

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They're "seculars," who Steinfels notes are "not the sort to be captivated by Pat Robertson or the Rev.

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