Thus, religion played a key role in the creation of the first modern secular republic.

This itself gives the lie to the notion that America is a secular republic.

Smaller crowds marched this weekend in support of a secular republic.

It's a way of saying that you want to get rid of the secular republic.

The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic".

In the secular Republic of Turkey, tensions are still constant.

On 28 May 2008, the monarchy was officially abolished, replaced by secular federal republic.

Its victory was the first at general elections by an Islam party in Turkey's 72 years as a secular republic.

The Church is no more noble than the secular, imperialist American republic.

As a largely secular republic, it has angered Islamic militants around the globe.