Addressing social inequality through secular governance and economic reform

¶ … inequalities there needs to be a curb injustice and prejudice that occurs. A country should be considered to be like a family where the weakest is protected against the strongest who may consciously or unconsciously wrong them. It also must not be forgotten that the weakest are not to be excused for breaking the law, as no one should be above the law. All individuals need to be treated as equals, and hence, also deserve equal rights in status; caste, color or creed should not have any bearing on the way that one is treated.

Being contemporary human beings, it is about time that primitive beliefs are deemed irrelevant. A political set up that is independent of religious influences is perhaps the most appropriate for a country because of the fact that more people will eventually be brought closer together.

Considering the ongoing discrimination, it appears that this is the most appropriate thing to do. However, this does not in any way mean that individuals will not be free to practice their respective religions; their religions should not have anything to do with the political system, and no religion should in any way influence the political system. A Cockeyed Contention (2003) In this way, there will be several inequalities that have haunted man for a many years now automatically removed. Racism is one such example that was justified on the basis of religion; however twisted that sounds, it did occur.

In addition to racism that needs to be removed from this society, there is also a need to curtail other forms of discrimination that segregate American society. This refers particularly to the gay rights issue because it is a natural occurrence; people cannot help the way that they are born. If the religious approach is nullified, there would be less controversy over the issue, and gay marriage would also be included in society. This does not mean that religious gay marriage should be enforced, but it means that the state should permit gay couple to live together and even give them their rights to receive social attention (medical and the like) without any hassle or discrimination.

Aside from the discrimination that can be removed, there also needs to be a way of reshaping the economic system so that there are fewer inequalities. Welfare of the sate is something that needs to be given more attention along with internal policy. Direction of taxes needs to be focused more on the needy, as they cannot afford the ever-increasing costs of Medicaid. (Arce, 2004)