The group, he said, is in the process of making the distinction between the Christian and secular programs clearer to participants.

It is a secular, academic program, the interests of which are diverse and cross-cultural.

It gradually mixed in some secular programs as well, mostly old movies.

Or consider Teen Challenge, a faith-based drug treatment program that reports much better success rates than many secular programs do.

Initially, it aired only Christian programming, but later added family-friendly secular programs to its schedule.

These days there also exist many secular programs in the West including mindfulness-based programs.

They also add that there is scant evidence showing which religious programs show the best results and how they stack up against secular programs.

He specified that, under his plan, federal money given to places of worship could only be used on secular programs.

But a school that is largely run by church members - even with a secular program - might well violate the law.

Pino Suárez education system called for a secular and intensive programme funded by the state.