Key difference: Secular means having no religious affinities. Liberal means having social and political views favoring progress and reformation.

Liberal means having views advocating political freedom. It is a political ideology. It is a whole set of ideals. Liberal democracy is a form of government based on limited majority rule. It is based on the foundation of liberty and equality. It supports a wide array of views depending on the understanding of these principles; they also promote ideas such as free and fair elections, civil rights, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and private property. It rejects the notions like hereditary privilege, state religion, absolute monarchy, and the Divine Right of the Kings. It states that each man has the right to life, liberty and property. It can be classified into the following:

• Classical liberalism, it is a political or social philosophy advocating the freedom of individuals, a correct parliamentary system of government, and no modification in political, social, or economic reforms and to assure complete development in all aspects of human endeavors. It guarantees individual rights and civil liberties.

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