In the midst of the Singapore General Election 2025, the Humanist Society (Singapore) supports the call by political leaders and the government to keep religion and politics separate.
Singapore is a diverse multiracial and multireligious country and includes a significant number of non-religious residents.
A secular state protects all religious communities, as well as the non-religious, because it ensures everyone’s freedom of belief and freedom from belief is protected, and that no group is privileged over another.
Singapore is not immune to the push and pull of global identities, be it religious, racial, cultural, political. Singaporean voters are highly connected to the world through the internet.
Thus, beyond the government’s call, we urge Singaporeans from all religious communities to also support efforts to keep our politics secular.
Secularism is the best guarantor of freedom of religion.
