Some saw this as an increasing focus on secular pursuits.

He continued in business until 1841, when he resolved to close up his business and abandon secular pursuits.

Although Gates never quite lost his religion, he began shifting the direction from religious charities to decidedly more secular pursuits like medical research and education.

Literary subjects now veered from discussing kings and gods to more humanistic and secular pursuits.

Kurtz believes that the careful, secular pursuit of normative rules is vital to society.

The second effort of Church law was to limit the education of the clergy in secular pursuits.

They began with a Friday night Shabbat dinner, then became stricter about not engaging in secular pursuits on Friday nights.

In a Bronx nanosecond, Mr. Simmons set his sights on more secular pursuits.

He maintained that a priest should be involved in secular pursuits as a way of promoting a more just and compassionate society.

Why grant religious observance greater consideration than secular pursuits?