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

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…

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

Humanism: Man has all the solutions  Atheistic & arrogant  Ungodly & unstable  Secular & STUPID!

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

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

Increased influence in early 1900s  Humanist Manifesto I in 1933  Humanism is a philosophical, religious, and moral point of view, HM I

Increased influence in early 1900s  An organized religion  Many denominations  Seek to convert through institutions  Government  Educational  Religious

Well-known Institutions  ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union  NOW, National Organization for Women  Peta  Many government entities  Some mainline denominations

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

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

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

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

Poverty  We can…conquer poverty, HM II  Mt. 26:11

Life after death  No credible evidence, HM II  Jn. 20:1-9; 1 Cor. 15:5-8

Salvation  No deity will save us, we must save ourselves, HM II  Jer. 10:23; Heb. 9:27; Acts 4:12

In the home, Eph. 6:4; Heb. 11:24-27  Teach Bible  Know what is going on  Answer error

In the church, 2 Tim. 4:2; Eph. 4:12-14  Tackle issues  Teach truth  Do not compromise

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

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…

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

Humanism: Man has all the solutions  Atheistic & arrogant  Ungodly & unstable  Secular & STUPID!