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{{Short description|Stance of supporting peaceful coexistence and diversity of spiritual belief}}
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[[File:Cross menorah Oxford 20051225.jpg|thumb|The [[Christian cross|cross]] of the war memorial ([[Church of England]]/[[Christianity]]) and a [[Temple menorah|menorah]] ([[Judaism]]) coexist at the north end of St Giles' in [[Oxford]], England.]]
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[[File:Bosanska Krupa Churches.JPG|thumb|[[Catholic church]], [[Mosque]] and [[Serbian Orthodox Church]] in [[Bosanska Krupa]], Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
[[File:HKBP Ressort Jakarta Kernolong.jpg|thumb|[[Batak Christian Protestant Church]] is located next to the Al Istikharah Mosque in [[Jakarta, Indonesia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://jakarta.tribunnews.com/2020/12/25/masjid-al-istikharah-dan-gereja-hkbp-kernolong-dibangun-saling-berdekatan-potret-menjaga-toleransi|title=Masjid Al Istikharah dan Gereja HKBP Kernolong Dibangun Saling Berdekatan, Potret Menjaga Toleransi|website=jakarta.tribunnews.com|language=id|date=25 December 2020}}</ref> ]]
[[File:Katarina kyrka & Stockholms moské.JPG|thumb|In Sweden, religions coexist: [[Katarina Church]] and the minaret of the [[Stockholm Mosque]]]]
[[File:Mosque of Omar with city.jpg|thumb|Skyline of Bethlehem with the [[Mosque of Omar (Bethlehem)|Mosque of Omar]], the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church, Salesian Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in [[Betlehem]], [[Palestine]]]]

'''Religious pluralism''' is an attitude or policy regarding the diversity of [[religion|religious]] [[belief system]]s co-existing in society. It can indicate one or more of the following:

* Recognizing and [[Religious tolerance|tolerating]] the religious diversity of a society or country, promoting [[freedom of religion]], and defining [[secularism]] as [[neutrality (philosophy)|neutrality]] (of the [[State (polity)|state]] or [[Nonsectarian|non-sectarian]] institution) on issues of religion as opposed to opposition of religion in the [[public forum]] or [[Town square|public square]] that is open to [[Freedom of speech|public expression]], and promoting [[Separation of church and state#Friendly and hostile separation|friendly]] [[Separation of church and state|separation of religion and state]] as opposed to [[Separation of religion and state#Friendly and hostile separation|hostile separation]] or [[antitheism]] espoused by other forms of [[secularism]]. 
* Any of several forms of religious [[inclusivism]]. One such worldview holds that one's own religion is not the sole and exclusive source of truth, and thus acknowledges that at least some truths and true values exist in other religions. Another concept is that two or more religions with mutually exclusive truth claims are equally valid; this may be considered a form of either [[toleration]] (a concept that arose as a result of the [[European wars of religion]]) or [[moral relativism]].
*''Perennialism'' (based on the concept of ''[[Perennial philosophy|philosophia perennis]]'') is the understanding that the exclusive claims of different religions turn out, upon closer examination, to be variations of universal truths that have been taught since time immemorial. While some perennialists are [[religious universalism|universalists]] who accept [[religious syncretism]], those of the [[Traditionalist School]] reject it, and uphold the importance of the historical, "orthodox" faiths.
* Sometimes as a synonym for [[ecumenism]], i.e., the promotion of some level of unity, co-operation, and improved understanding between different religions or different [[Religious denomination|denomination]]s within a single religion.
* As a term for the condition of harmonious co-existence between adherents of different [[religion]]s or [[religious denomination]]s.
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