RUDIMENTS OF HUMANISM

RUDIMENTS OF HUMANISM

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

  In response to questions I’m re-airing the below information provided by friend Jim Tuesday, March 09, 2010.  EBB4

Ed:  I thought that you might find this interesting ... by way of the Gospel Tract Society, Inc.

       Also, here are the Web references for both Manifesto 1 and 2           Jim Sporney (MD) ><>

             Human Manifesto 1: http://www.jjnet.com/archives/documents/humanist.htm

             Human Manifesto 2: http://www.americanhumanist.org/about/manifesto2.html

 

Colossians 2: 8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments [fundamentals] of the world, and not after Christ.

                Romans 1: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

 

  Humanism is spreading today like an infectious disease, invading every area of America. It has rooted itself into our educational system and is attacking our nation's most precious resource .. our children.

  The concepts of secular humanism are subtly dulling our national consciousness and are seen in radical feminism, the homosexual rights movement and the clamor for the individual right to abortion and suicide, the total exclusion of the right to prayer in public life and public schools.

  Many intellectuals in some of our most prestigious institutions champion it's philosophy. Humanism has infiltrated our national news media and is assaulting our homes and families.  Even in our religious ranks, some pastors denounce it's concepts from the pulpit, while others embrace it.

  Humanism contradicts and undermines our most sacred Christian beliefs. It is a well planned false "religion" which denies the very existence of God. It's roots may be traced back as far as the middle ages.

   The following humanistic beliefs are taken from the "Humanist Manifesto 1", written in 1933 by a group of 34 humanist liberals, and "Humanist Manifesto 2", written in 1973. These two published papers clearly define and set forth the basic concepts of humanism.

 

What do humanists believe about creation?

"Religious humanists regard the universe as self-existing and not created."  Manifesto 1

 

How do humanists account for creation and man?

"Humanism believes that man is part of nature and that he emerged as the result of a continuous process." Manifesto 1. "Humanism asserts that the nature of the universe depicted by modern science makes unacceptable any supernatural or cosmic guarantees of human values ... Religion must formulate it's hopes and plans in the light of the scientific spirit and method." Manifesto 1

 

What does humanism say about Christianity?

"We believe that traditional dogmatic or authoritarian religions that place revelation, God, ritual, or greed above human needs and experience do a disservice to the human species... We find insufficient evidence of a supernatural; it is either meaningless or irrelevant to the question of the survival and fulfillment of the human.. While there is so much that we do not know, humans are responsible for what we are and what we become. No deity will save us; we must save ourselves." Manifesto 2.

"Promises of immortal salvation or fear of eternal damnation are both illusory and harmful... There is no credible evidence that life survives after death of the body. We continue to exist in our progeny and the way that our lives have influenced others in our culture." Manifesto 2.

 

Where do humans look for their moral values?

"We affirm that moral values derive their source from human experience. Ethics is autonomous and situational, needing no theological or ideological sanction... We strive for the good life, here and now." Manifesto 2

 

What does the humanist consider to be "the good life"?

"In the area of sexuality, we believe that the intolerant attitudes often cultivated by orthodox religions and puritanical cultures, unduly repress sexual contact. The right to birth control, abortion, and divorce should be recognized... the many varieties of sexual exploration should not in themselves be considered 'evil.'" Manifesto 2

 

What other individual rights does humanism support that contradict Christianity?

"...It also includes a recognition of an individual's right to die with dignity, euthanasia, and the right to suicide."

Manifesto 2

 

To what does humanism give it's first allegiance?

 "At the present juncture of history, commitment to all mankind is the highest commitment to which we are capable; it transcends the narrow allegiances of church, state, party, class, or race in moving toward a wider vision of human potentiality..."  Manifesto 2

 

  Humanism has become the enemy's stronghold. The Bible teaches that we are to FIGHT the enemy; to CAPTURE his strongholds; to OCCUPY his strongholds.  Because humanism has entrenched it's concepts in so many areas of our lives, we must fight on all fronts. The most strategic area of humanistic influence is in our education system. It is the front line - the bottom line.

  HUMANISM is spreading like a cancer across our nation. It is ruining our most precious resource, our children. Public schools are turning out millions who can't read or figure above elementary school level. Armed forces had to change instruction manuals so a sixth grade child could understand them. Most high school graduates can't hold well paying jobs. Well, if they don't teach what we always expected them to, what DO they teach? Children are made very much aware that modern education concepts permit the pupil to feel that there are no rules, no right or wrong about anything. The individual makes his own rules. No old fashion restraints. Just do what comes naturally.  (Gospel Tract Society Inc.)