CEVAP:

Some contend that in democracies, pluralism requires becoming increasingly neutral on matters of faith. To the extent, the secularization thesis involves three propositions:

1. Differentiation of secular spheres from religious institutions and norms. Various secular spheres such as politics, economics, law, science, art, etc., could come fully into their own and become differentiated from each other.

2. General decline of religious beliefs and practices. Evidence from European societies showed that the closer people were involved in industrial production, the less religious they became.

3. Privatization or marginalization of religion to a private sphere. This refers to the process of religious individuation based on the freedom of conscience.