> and how their "secular" policies are really just a way to make minorities invisible That's a very bold claim to make. There's a huge gap between "racism and

> and how their "secular" policies are really just a way to make minorities invisible That's a very bold claim to make. There's a huge gap between "racism and xenophobia exist / are prevalent" and "secular policy is a lie to oppress minorities". Personally, seeing the kinds of problems countries have when religion is enmeshed with the state, I'm happy to live in a country that still believes in secularism.