What Secularism, Liberalism And Progressivism Means

But that was still not Napoleon’s main accomplishment. His main accomplishment was to introduce secularism, liberalism and progressivism to Europe. Before that, education was controlled by the church and education was religion-based. Napoleon took away the authority of education from the church and he set up public schools. Within 30 years Europe had been oriented away from theology and towards secularism.

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Napoleon actually crossed the Alps on a donkey but his spin-doctors had many copies of this painting commissioned and distributed all over Europe

Most people look at Napoleon Bonaparte mainly from his military achievements. Students of Napoleon, however, will know he is more than just a military genius. He was also a social engineer. He did a massive social re-engineering not only of France but of the entire Europe. He demolished the Hapsburg and Holy Roman Empires and planted the seeds of nationalism into the hearts and minds of the Europeans.

From the ashes of the empires rose republics. France was in the aftermath of the French Revolution and Napoleon wanted to export the spirit of the revolution to the rest of Europe. Napoleon’s mission finally ended 100 years later with the collapse of the Russian monarchy. During those 100 years many new countries were born all over Europe that transformed from absolute monarchies to republics (or constitutional monarchies) with the rule of the people, for the people, by the people.

Many Malays are now secular, liberal and progressive

But that was still not Napoleon’s main accomplishment. His main accomplishment was to introduce secularism, liberalism and progressivism to Europe. Before that, education was controlled by the church and education was religion-based. Napoleon took away the authority of education from the church and he set up public schools. Within 30 years Europe had been oriented away from theology and towards secularism.

There are Malaysians who talk about secularism, liberalism and progressivism. But they do not tell you what that means. What that means is the unelected monarchy has to go. You cannot force religion onto anyone and every person is free to not believe in God and to not have any religion. You cannot refuse to sell pork and liquor on the excuse that those products are not halal. You need not have a church or religious wedding to live together and married partners need not be of opposite sexes. And insulting Abraham, Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, Brahma, Shiva, Krishna, Vishnu, Ganesha, etc., is not a crime.

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France: Court orders halal supermarket in Paris to close because it does not sell pork or wine

(Independent UK) – France has ordered a halal supermarket in Paris to close because it does not sell pork or wine. The Good Price mini-market in Colombes did not comply with the conditions of its lease, which stated the shop must act as a “general food store,” the Court of Nanterre ruled.

The local authority argued members of the local community were not being served properly because the shop did not sell pork or alcohol products. A bailiff’s report said the store almost exclusively stocked halal products.