Nonsectarianism is a political ideology that advocates for the separation of religion from political matters. It promotes the idea that government or other entities should remain neutral on matters of belief and should not favor or disfavor any particular religion. Nonsectarianism is often associated with secularism, but while secularism asserts the complete exclusion of religion from the public sphere, nonsectarianism allows for the inclusion of religious perspectives, provided they do not favor one belief system over another.