Many Americans are concerned and perplexed about the all events that are taking place in our country. The conditions the that brought about the fall of the Roman Empire are being reenacted. The goals that the Communists have set for our destruction are being fulfilled. We witness in dismay the decline in moral values. Corruption in politics and business is the order of the day. Many sincerely believe that we have passed the point of no return. Some remind us that the Bible predicted all of these things to take place before the coming of the Lord, and therefore have an attitude of resignation to wait quietly for Christ's return. All over the country, people are making plans for the coming economic crash. It seems inevitable. We often wonder how much longer our country un can hold together under present conditions.

Mr. Harry Conn, a noted engineer, has written, "It would he appear that we are presently witnessing the dissolution of the West. This dissolution is political, indeed, but, in even more basic terms, it's moral deterioration."'

Quaker philosopher Elton Trueblood has remarked, "Only by a terrific moral recovery are we going to keep the world from becoming a dark age."

Harvard Law Professor Harold J. Berman has written, "Our whole culture seems to be facing the possibility of a kind of nervous breakdown."

Dr. Francis Schaeffer writes:

We are on the verge of the largest revolution the world has ever seen-the control and shaping of men through genetic engineering and chemical and psychological conditioning. Will people accept it? I don't think they would accept it if they had not already been taught to accept the presuppositions that lead to it and if they were not in such despair. But many have accepted the presuppositions and they are in despair. Many of our secular schools have consistently taught these presuppositions, and unhappily many of our Christian lower schools and colleges have taught the crucial subjects no differently than the secular schools.

Dozens of conservative organizations seek to stem the tide of iniquity. We have anti-communist crusades, anti-inflation crusades, anti-abortion programs, societies for the prevention of cruelty to both animals and children. Almost every day we learn of a new organization to promote or preserve our welfare. Just recently, Plain Talk, Inc. was started for the purpose of translating the gobbledygook of the bureaucrats into understandable English. Millions of dollars are spent hiring lobbyists to control legislation. Many of our politicians seem to think that all of our problems can be solved by appropriating millions of dollars for programs of various kinds. Bungling bureaucrats make life miserable for many people. Every thinking person knows that we are losing more and more of our freedom every day. The noose is being tightened around our neck.

Abraham Lincoln closed his famous Gettysburg Address with these words, ". . . that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth." But now, a little over 100 years later, we have government of the bureaucrats, by the bureaucrats, and for the bureaucrats. The controllers think the American people do not have enough sense to take care of themselves, and that it is necessary for the bureaucrats to control every area of our lives. The May 1979 issue of the Reader's Digest had a good article, "Time To Control Runaway Regulations," pointing out in detail how bureaucracy has taken over our lives.

Many are eager to tell us the cause of our troubles and the for the same. Bible-believing Christians know that started when Satan rebelled against God in the of Eden. The troubles were transferred to the race when Adam and Eve, of their own will, chose to the devil's lie rather than to believe the truth of God. Bible says that man is born unto trouble as the sparks fly upward. Ever since the fall of man the human race has plagued with wars, revolutions, natural calamities, sickness, sorrow, suffering and death.

Though the present distress that we are now in cannot be laid to any one factor, this book is being published to unmask a new and sinister religion of which most Americans are not aware. We were already like a runaway express on the downhill grade. Now this new religion, SECULAR HUMANISM, is destroying the braking system, casting off all restraint. We were already on fire; SECULAR HUMANISM is throwing gasoline on the fire.

In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I challenge you to examine the documented evidence that I present to you. The purpose of this book is not only to inform, but to challenge to action. It is never too late to act when you are moving in the will of God.

I. WHAT IS SECULAR HUMANISM?

To state it bluntly, Humanism is the religion which deifies man and dethrones God. Its avowed aim is to replace theism with humanism. John W. Whitehead and John Conlan, writing in the Texas Tech Law Review, define Secular Humanism in this way:

The word "secular" by definition refers to "the temporal rather than spiritual." "Secularism" is a doctrinal belief that morality is based solely in regard to the temporal well-being of mankind to the exclusion of all belief in God, a supreme being, or a future eternity. "Humanism" is a philosophy or attitude that is concerned with human beings, their achievement and interests, and the condition or quality of being human, rather than with the abstract beings and problems of theology.

"Secularism is nontheistic and "humanism is secular because it excludes the basic tenets of theism. Therefore, Secular Humanism is nontheistic. However, while Secular Humanism is nontheistic, it is religious because it directs itself toward religious beliefs and practices, that are in active opposition to traditional theism. Humanism is a doctrine centered solely on human interests and values. Therefore, humanism deifies Man collectively and individually, whereas theism worships God.

The basic beliefs of Humanism have been summarized in this way:

Specifically, what are some of the principles or articles of faith of Humanist belief that find their way into public and even private education? Above all,

Humanists do not believe in God and, of course, they do not believe in salvation or damnation. They believe in the theory of evolution, a theory that is often presented as fact in many schools and textbooks. Humanists believe that everyone has a right to full sexual freedom, the right to express their individual sexual preferences as they desire. They believe that everyone, regardless of age or condition, has a right to determine the values and goals that affect their lives. They believe in the right to suicide, abortion and euthanasia. They adhere to situation ethics morality, meaning they do not live by or believe in absolute standards of morality. They recognize no immutable rights or wrongs as revealed in the Ten Commandments. They believe everyone has a right to maximum individual autonomy, meaning the right of each to do his own thing, whatever it may be. Humanists do not believe in national sovereignty, but in a world government.

Webster's Dictionary reveals that the word "humanism" is a broad word used in many different ways. Webster's definition is:

la: devotion to the humanities: literary culture b: the revival of classical letters, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance 2: HUMANITARIANISM 3: a doctrine, attitude, or way of life centered on human interests or values; esp: a philosophy that asserts the dignity and worth of man and his capacity for self-realization through reason and that often rejects supernaturalism.

II. TENETS OF SECULAR HUMANISM

Whitehead and Conlan write:

Certain common elements of Secular Humanism establish Secular Humanism as a doctrinal "faith." These common elements will be termed "tenets" since they apply universally to adherents of the religion of Secular Humanism.

A. The Irrelevance of Deity The first tenet of Secular Humanism denies the relevance of Deity or supernatural agencies. In place of traditional theism's worship and prayer to God, the Secular Humanist finds his religion expressed in a heightened sense of personal life and in a cooperative effort to promote social well-being. If God is irrelevant, or even dead, it follows that there has been no revelation from God to Man. As a consequence, the Secular Humanist does not accept traditional theism's belief in the Bible as the divinely inspired word of God.

B. The Supremacy of "Human Reason" The second tenet of Secular Humanism is the belief in e the supremacy of "human reason." The phrase "human reason" encompasses the belief that man can begin from himself and on the basis of the utilization of his mental faculties alone "think out the answers to the great questions which confront mankind."

C. The Inevitability of Progress The third tenet of Secular Humanism is the belief in the inevitability of progress. The belief in progress is perpetuated through the evolutionary theory and its cultural application (Social Darwinism). Evolution has produced the mechanistic belief that nature is moving inevitably to higher and higher forms of life. This optimistic view of progress has been rebutted by developments of the last 40 to 50 years, however, so that now it is not seriously advanced.

As Secular Humanism takes a more pessimistic outlook toward man's progress, humanists look more to the State to assume a guiding hand in shaping man s future. In recent years the State has heeded the humanists' call and taken on a more humanistic character. In this respect education is viewed by Secular Humanism as the fulfillment of the State's role as a "saving institution," and thus, the State has become more intimately involved in education and now controls all public education. Therefore, a logical conclusion of Secular Humanism's statist emphasis is the establishment of the State's role as a "saving institution" through a domination of the education system. Because Man is either not progressing as rapidly as the Secular Humanist would desire, or because Man does not seem to be progressing in the evolutionary sense, many Secular Humanists have opted for forced progress and manipulative environment control. Totalitarianism, therefore, could very well be the end result of Secular Humanism.

D. Science, Guide to Progress A fourth tenet of Secular Humanism is the belief in science as the guide to human progress and t ultimate provider of an alternative to both religion an morals. Therefore, science itself assumes a religious character, and the tenet of science-as-provider can pose an equally frightening threat of totalitarianism. The scientist has faith that the universe is potentially knowable. It has been said of Francis Crick, Nobel Prize winning scientist and signer of Humanist Manifesto II: "His scientific enterprise is governed by a basic religious stance. And while he recognizes that the particular stance he takes is anti-religious in conventional terms, 'it is a religious attitude because it's concerned with religious problems.' He is absolutely right. What Crick and other scientists are doing is bringing forth a religion based science." Secular Humanism has developed a "scientific theology" that has evolved from a description of concrete objects and events to a study of relationships observable in complex systems. As science takes on a more pessimistic humanism, it will grow impatient with natural development and progress, and as pessimism expands, State technology will become more closely aligned with science and its goals. To encourage Man's progress toward a humanistic society, many scientists have suggested that State technology and money be used to genetically manipulate the citizenry.

E. The Autonomy and Centrality of Man The fifth tenet of the religion of Secular Humanism is the belief in the self-sufficiency and centrality of Man. This tenet encompasses the assertion of the autonomy and independence of Man apart from Deity of any kind, thereby supposedly releasing Man from all obligations to Deity. Along with the evolutionary theory, the centrality and autonomy of Man are the most prominent features of Secular Humanism. Because Man is autonomous, Secular Humanism posits that man, contrary to traditional theism, is inherently good and in no need of salvation or theological redemption to correct or redeem what traditional theism designates as Man's fallen nature. This tenet of Secular Humanism, therefore, promulgates the idea that Man's future and salvation are in Man's hands. Thus, the tenet of the autonomous Man postulates that Man, not God, controls the destiny of the human race. If God is non-existent, then there is no revealed word of God from which Man can assert absolutes. If Man is the master of his own destiny, he can create his own system of absolutes apart from divine revelation. Therefore, to the humanist, the monstrosities perpetrated upon mankind by Hitler and Stalin, both autonomous men, cannot logically be criticized. Why? If there are no transcendent absolutes, then each individual is absolute and the sole judge of his own actions. Any condemnation of these autonomous men's actions by Secular Humanists would deny Man's absolute autonomy and impose an absolute standard upon the actions of Man from a source outside of himself. To the humanist, such condemnation would be hypocrisy. However, pessimism is beginning to mar the belief in the tenet of centrality, too. In the event that you feel these writers have been unjust in their presentation of the beliefs of Secular Humanism, read Humanist Manifestos I and II.

The sixth tenet of Secular Humanism, the belief in the absolute of evolution, is discussed in Section VI. The Bible reveals that deception is the chief characteristic of all false teachers and false prophets. Humanists are no exception. If they were to call themselves atheists as they really are, very few people would be deceived by them.

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