Reason of the Polish Left, or Reason Party ( pl, RACJA Polskiej Lewicy; RACJA; ''RACJA PL''), was an

anti-clerical Anti-clericalism is opposition to religious authority, typically in social or political matters. Historical anti-clericalism has mainly been opposed to the influence of Roman Catholicism. Anti-clericalism is related to secularism, which seeks to ...

minor political party in Poland. It was registered on 8 August 2002, as the "Anticlerical Party of Progress REASON" (''Antyklerykalna Partia Postępu RACJA'', ''APP RACJA'') and adopted its later name on 14 January 2006. RACJA_Polskiej_Lewicy_Manifestacja_w_Toruniu

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The party opposed the involvement of the

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in state affairs, the teaching of

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s, and state financial support for the

in Poland. The Party believed in the

separation of church and state The separation of church and state is a philosophical and jurisprudential concept for defining political distance in the relationship between religious organizations and the state. Conceptually, the term refers to the creation of a secular sta ...

, the promotion of the role of

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in public life, the introduction of

sex education Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, Human sexual activity, sexual acti ...

in schools, state support for

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, legalized

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and

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, tolerance toward social minorities, and the legal recognition of same-sex relationships through

civil union A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. Civil unions grant some or all of the rights of marriage ...

s. The Party supported free

public health care Publicly funded healthcare is a form of health care financing designed to meet the cost of all or most healthcare needs from a publicly managed fund. Usually this is under some form of democratic accountability, the right of access to which are se ...

, an increase in

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s, improvement in economic conditions for businesses, and reduction of

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. The Party supported Poland’s membership in

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. In June 2005 the Party endorsed Senator

Maria Szyszkowska Maria Szyszkowska (born October 7, 1937 in Warsaw) is a Polish academic, writer and former Senator. Szyszkowska was a member of the Alliance of the Democratic Left (SLD) and chaired that Party's Ethics Committee. She is currently a leader of a soc ...

as its candidate in the 2005 presidential election.

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