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Week 11: Islam, Secularism, and Life is Religion
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This is The Confederation Report, a weekly analysis of Canadian news and culture from a Biblical worldview.
Part I: Meaningfully Engaging with Islam (0:05-6:38)
The Global Imams Council’s call for religion to remain separate from the public square contradicts historical reality, as Islam has historically functioned as both a religious and governing system, intertwining faith with political authority.
Part II: The Incongruence of Religion and Secularism (6:42-13:42)
Secularism presents itself as neutral but is, in reality, a competing religious worldview that replaces Christianity with humanism, enforcing its own dogma while falsely claiming to exclude religious commitments from the public square.
Part III: Life Is Religion (13:45-17:45)
Faith is inescapable, shaping every aspect of life, and the secular demand to confine religion to the private sphere is both unrealistic and self-contradictory, for all worldviews—including secularism—are ultimately religious commitments directing mankind’s worship toward either the true God or an idol.
Did You Know? (17:49-19:06)
During the French regime in New France, the church was a central force in social order, education, and welfare, controlling vast land holdings, addressing social issues, and shaping daily life through its institutions, with a growing local clergy by 1760.
Recommended Reading (19:07-20:23)
This week’s recommended reading, The Relation of the Bible to Learning by H. Evan Runner, presents a foundational call for Christians to integrate faith and scholarship, emphasizing the Bible’s centrality in education and shaping a distinctly biblical intellectual tradition.
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Chapters
1. Week 11: Islam, Secularism, and Life is Religion (00:00:00)
2. Part I: Meaningfully Engaging with Islam (00:00:05)
3. Part II: The Incongruence of Religion and Secularism (00:06:42)
4. Part III: Life Is Religion (00:13:45)
5. Did You Know? (00:17:49)
6. Recommended Reading (00:19:07)
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