The Central Secular Council (Dutch: ''Centrale Vrijzinnige Raad'' (CVR), full name ''Centrale Vrijzinnige Raad der niet-confessionele levensbeschouwelijke Gemeenschappen van België vzw''; French: ''Conseil central laïque'' (CCL), full name ''Conseil central des communautés philosophiques non confessionnelles a.s.b.l.'') is the highest body of

nonreligious Irreligion or nonreligion is the absence or rejection of religion, or indifference to it. Irreligion takes many forms, ranging from the casual and unaware to full-fledged philosophies such as atheism and agnosticism, secular humanism and ...

organisations in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. It federates the French-speaking

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(CAL) and the Dutch-speaking Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen (UVV or deMens.nu). It was founded on 21 June 1972. The Central Secular Council *represents the nonreligious communities in their relations with the civil government; *coordinates the organisation and working of the nonreligious moral services, and management of the material and financial interests of the nonreligious communities it comprises; *regulates the functioning of the office of representatives who provide moral services based on a nonreligious worldview, and their appointment with regard to the state.

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