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Man. God. Humanism. Religious humanism maintains that all associations and institutions exist for the fulfillment of human life… Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly

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  1. Man God Humanism Religious humanism maintains that all associations and institutions exist for the fulfillment of human life… Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly as experience allows, in order to function effectively in the modern world, Humanist Manifesto I

  2. Man God Humanism I am convinced that the battle for humankind’s future must be waged and won in the public school classroom by the teachers who correctly perceive their role as proselytizers of a new faith…

  3. Man God Humanism These teachers must embody the same selfless dedication as the most rabid fundamentalist preacher, for they will be ministers of another sort, utilizing a classroom instead of a pulpit to convey humanist values in whatever subject they teach, regardless of the education level—preschool day care or large state university. - The Humanist, Jan/Feb 1983

  4. Man God Humanism • Humanism: Man has all the solutions • Atheistic & arrogant • Ungodly & unstable • Secular & STUPID!

  5. Man God Humanism History Issues Counteracting

  6. Man God History Humanism • Desire one-world government: control • Ancient times, Gen. 11:1-9 • …Thus we look to the development of a system of world law and a world order based upon transnational federal government, Humanist Manifesto II

  7. Man God History Humanism • Believe Christianity is foolish • NT times, 1 Cor. 1:21-25; Acts 17:32 • …traditional theism…is an unproved and outmoded faith…. Reasonable minds look to other means for survival, HM II

  8. Man God History Humanism • Increased influence in early 1900s • Humanist Manifesto I in 1933 • Humanism is a philosophical, religious, and moral point of view, HM I

  9. Man God History Humanism • Increased influence in early 1900s • An organized religion • Many denominations • Seek to convert through institutions • Government • Educational • Religious

  10. Man God History Humanism • Well-known Institutions • ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union • NOW, National Organization for Women • Peta • Many government entities • Some mainline denominations

  11. Man God Issues Humanism • God • As non-theists, we begin with humans not God, nature not deity, HM II • Rom. 1:20-23; Psa. 14:1

  12. Man God Issues Humanism • Ethics • …moral values derive their source from human experience. Ethics is autonomous …needing no theological…sanction, HM II • Prov. 14:12; 1 Tim. 2:4; Jn. 8:32

  13. Man God Issues Humanism • Fornication • …there need be no fear of unwanted pregnancy or venereal disease… The Humanists Jan/Feb 1976 • Heb. 13:4; 1 Cor. 6:9, 10

  14. Man God Issues Humanism • Abortion & Euthanasia • Involved in the right to birth control is the right to voluntary…abortion, The Humanist Jan/Feb 1976 • 1 Pet. 4:15, 16; 2 Cor. 11:23-25; 12:7 Lk. 2:12, 16; 1:41, 44; Ex. 21:22-25

  15. Man God Issues Humanism • Poverty • We can…conquer poverty, HM II • Mt. 26:11

  16. Man God Issues Humanism • Life after death • No credible evidence, HM II • Jn. 20:1-9; 1 Cor. 15:5-8

  17. Man God Issues Humanism • Salvation • No deity will save us, we must save ourselves, HM II • Jer. 10:23; Heb. 9:27; Acts 4:12

  18. Man God Counteracting Humanism • In the home, Eph. 6:4; Heb. 11:24-27 • Teach Bible • Know what is going on • Answer error

  19. Man God Counteracting Humanism • In the church, 2 Tim. 4:2; Eph. 4:12-14 • Tackle issues • Teach truth • Do not compromise

  20. Man God Humanism Religious humanism maintains that all associations and institutions exist for the fulfillment of human life… Certainly religious institutions, their ritualistic forms, ecclesiastical methods, and communal activities must be reconstituted as rapidly as experience allows, in order to function effectively in the modern world, Humanist Manifesto I

  21. Man God Humanism I am convinced that the battle for humankind’s future must be waged and won in the public school classroom by the teachers who correctly perceive their role as proselytizers of a new faith…

  22. Man God Humanism These teachers must embody the same selfless dedication as the most rabid fundamentalist preacher, for they will be ministers of another sort, utilizing a classroom instead of a pulpit to convey humanist values in whatever subject they teach, regardless of the education level—preschool day care or large state university. - The Humanist, Jan/Feb 1983

  23. Man God Humanism • Humanism: Man has all the solutions • Atheistic & arrogant • Ungodly & unstable • Secular & STUPID!

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