INASMUCH as it is impossible for any kind of church to have no religion, there likewise cannot be a state without any religion or religious inclination. This is simply because both the church and the state are inescapably religious.
As with individual persons, every individual state has a worldview from which it fashions its policies and laws. Worldview is the particular conception of life and the world and it is the conceptual prism through which we view everything and everyone. Rich or poor, big or small, young or old, individuals or organizations, all have a worldview, whether wittingly or unwittingly. Just as humans cannot see without an eye as an organ, it is impossible to have a conception of one's world without a worldview. Through one's worldview assumptions and presuppositions about people, things, nature and society are created. Important questions like a person's value and intrinsic worth as well as purpose must first be answered by a state in order for it to come up with standards that approximate justice and fairness for diverse situations and different people.
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