Laicism, although in its widest definition, is the separation of religious and state affairs; it comprises more than this conventional definition of the term. Laicism involves freedom of thought and faith. However, in a given society, even though freedom of thought and faith is ensured, laicism may not exist. In this sense, “a laic social order is a social order that every person from diverse religions and beliefs, on equal conditions, observing the same regulations, not distinguishing any religious privileges and supremacy”. Laicism became a necessity to provide and preserve social peace. Thus social peace is a situation which would be ensured with the help of laicism yet it is not an obligatory attribute or a direct consequence of laicism. The correct answer is C.