Black Atheist Group Campaign Causes Controversy

Lori says:

We definitely live in a culture that is dominated by humanism. Humanism is the belief that man is the creator and manager of all things. It basically declares that man is God and he can do whatever he wants to do. Humanists imagine that men are naturally good, but have been corrupted by bad parents, religionists and their environment. The elite of Germany and Great Britain managed to preach this philosophy to the masses through television and song. Psychologists such as Freud and Jung spread the message even further. John Dewey introduced this idea to educational circles while Gloria Steinam presented it to millions of young ladies with her books and magazines. The humanists have already won the hearts and minds of most people, including many Christians. Barna research shows that less than 10% of kids remain Christian once they leave home. My question to those who want to further the cause of humanism and atheism is this: How has this philosophy worked so far? . Have there been fewer suicides as a result of this victory? History shows that when we embrace existentialism (the idea that life has no meaning other than the meaning that we give it), suicide rates go up. People need meaning in their life and that meaning and purpose can come only from God. Do people feel happier? Even secular psychologists have found that those who attend church services and live by Christian principles are happier. Are people more at peace when they have declared themselves as the God of their own personal universe? As atheism has risen, so has the need for anti-depression and anti-anxiety drugs. There is a God-size hole in every man’s heart and only a personal relationship with him through Jesus Christ can fill it. Have their been fewer wars or conflicts? The 20th century has had more wars than any other time. Nietzche was the self-proclaimed anti-Christ who declared that God is dead. He knew that the 20th century would be the century that men would abandon God and it would prove to be the bloodiest. Has selfishness proven to be good for our economic system and the family structure? The entire world’s economy is hanging by a thread due to widespread selfishness, greed and corruption-three things that are abominations to the God of the bible. Many of our families are crumbling as we ignored the biblical wisdom for men to love their wives as Christ loved the church and for women to honor and respect their husbands. The bible gave us the correct order of things: the man as head of the household with the man and woman in charge of their children. Now the new secular humanist home is the opposite: today we have kids in charge of their parents with the mom telling dad what to do. Anything that is out of order will simply not work. The bible warns us that there is a way that seems right to a man, but leads to death in the end (Proverbs 14:12). I fear that the humanists have found such a way. I regret that they want to share this way with even more people. May God help us all.

carlos says:

While I disagree with the humanist position, I wholeheartedly agree with their right to question religion and even encourage it. It is my humble opinion that no-one should be more critical of their religion than the religious. This critical thinking (or playing Devil’s advocate) is what allows the religious to answer the valid questions and critiques of the humanists, atheists, agnostics and so on. If the religious, hold on to the truth that may not seem self-evident at the time, and answer arguments with sincerity and honesty…including the answer “I don’t know,” then we will have more people coming to and coming BACK to the church.

The real problem is not the humanists; it is the religious who have set the scene for humanists, atheists and agnostics to gain ground. Many of our church leaders, regardless of denomination, who have been involved of various scandals, have chipped away at the credibility of our religious claims. It is the lackadaisical laity that have done nothing to evangelize through deed, to the people. Not to mention the religious in-fighting between Catholic-Christians and Protestant-Christians that has belittled us all. And we can not conclude without referencing the “Holy Rolling” Christians who, under the guise of piety, point there judgmental fingers at others, but whos laundry is just as dirty. By a combination of these things, all of our hands our sullied. Is it really any wonder why so many people leave the church? How could they possibly get at the truth, if first they have to sift through such non-sense.

In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 99 theses to the Castle Church, in Germany and hence started the Protestant revolution. This split the Christian world but served as a wake up call to Roman Catholic Church, which was a mess, but reformed and regenerated itself. All Christians must look at this humanism movement the same way. All Christians, both Catholic and Protestant, and all other religious must take the humanism movement as a challenge to clean up our own houses, to get back to the lean, mean apologetics and sacrifice of the apostles and early church fathers. Don’t frown on the humanist, atheist, agnostic, etc., thank him/her for reminding the religious that our work is not done and to not rest on our laurels. Let there “humanist revolution” invigorate the religious.