Comments on: Life in a Secular Culture http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:29:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Chris http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/#comment-1156 Chris Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:51:06 +0000 http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/#comment-1156 You are correct in your definition of the term secular but completely wrong about everything else. First, America was not founded on secularism. It was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Second, have you veer been to D.C.? There are Bible verses and other symbols of America's Christian heritage all over the monuments. You might not like it but it is the truth. Third, I have no clue what you mean by"secular thinking can effectively replace any and all religious thinking with reality-based spirituality"? This makes no sense at all. Please explain further. Fourth, I have no clue what you mean by "The thing that makes it different is that it is non-dogmatic and based on democratic human consensus, which is changing and evolving rather than being derived from “revealed truth”? This makes no sense either. Please explain further. There is no question that secularism (or some call it humanism or naturalism) is every bit as much a religion as theism. Even major proponents of secularism have stated it is a religion. You are correct in your definition of the term secular but completely wrong about everything else.

First, America was not founded on secularism. It was founded on Judeo-Christian principles.

Second, have you veer been to D.C.? There are Bible verses and other symbols of America’s Christian heritage all over the monuments. You might not like it but it is the truth.

Third, I have no clue what you mean by”secular thinking can effectively replace any and all religious thinking with reality-based spirituality”? This makes no sense at all. Please explain further.

Fourth, I have no clue what you mean by “The thing that makes it different is that it is non-dogmatic and based on democratic human consensus, which is changing and evolving rather than being derived from “revealed truth”? This makes no sense either. Please explain further.

There is no question that secularism (or some call it humanism or naturalism) is every bit as much a religion as theism. Even major proponents of secularism have stated it is a religion.

]]> By: Tom Moore http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/#comment-1149 Tom Moore Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:08:44 +0000 http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/#comment-1149 Hit the submit button accidentally, and cannot edit: ... based on democratic human consensus, which is changing and evolving rather than being derived from "revealed truth". That's is most definitely not religion, and thus exempt from the religious prohibition in government. Hit the submit button accidentally, and cannot edit:

… based on democratic human consensus, which is changing and evolving rather than being derived from “revealed truth”. That’s is most definitely not religion, and thus exempt from the religious prohibition in government.

]]> By: Tom Moore http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/#comment-1148 Tom Moore Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:05:00 +0000 http://familyactionorganization.wordpress.com/2007/09/06/life-in-a-secular-culture/#comment-1148 “Secular” means that which is defined apart from anything religious. It is the nature of a secular government, as described in our constitution and founding documents, to be secular as you have defined it here. This is something that is regrettable only to the advocates of specific religious credos. But that's the point: a democratic government must be free of ANY religious elements, so that its citizens are free to hold any religious beliefs under that government. The fact that secular thinking can effectively replace any and all religious thinking with reality-based spirituality does not make it a candidate for prohibition on the same grounds as religion. The thing that makes it different is that it is non-dogmatic and “Secular” means that which is defined apart from anything religious.

It is the nature of a secular government, as described in our constitution and founding documents, to be secular as you have defined it here. This is something that is regrettable only to the advocates of specific religious credos. But that’s the point: a democratic government must be free of ANY religious elements, so that its citizens are free to hold any religious beliefs under that government.

The fact that secular thinking can effectively replace any and all religious thinking with reality-based spirituality does not make it a candidate for prohibition on the same grounds as religion. The thing that makes it different is that it is non-dogmatic and

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