The secular purpose rule, one prong of the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, requires that government action be justified by a primary, genuine secular purpose. Government actions supported only by religious beliefs, therefore, are unconstitutional.

What is a valid secular purpose?

This “test” is known as the Valid Secular Policy test. Under this standard of review established by the court, a law is presumed to be valid if there is a rational basis for the law and it is generally applicable to all persons and does not single out a particular religion.

What does term secular mean?

secular • \SEK-yuh-ler\ • adjective. 1 a : of or relating to the worldly or temporal b : not overtly or specifically religious c : not ecclesiastical or clerical 2 : not bound by monastic vows or rules; specifically : of, relating to, or forming clergy not belonging to a religious order or congregation.