The Theologian's Table

Examining the Morality of Secular Humanism and Defending the Christian Worldview Introduction The narrative of the Old Testament tells the story of relationship between God and Israel. Through the Torah we see how humankind was formed, how, Israel was formed, captivated, and then liberated. That is not all, however, that reader learns about. In the Torah, as well as the prophets, the reader finds many stories of how God’s people try to skirt around serving him, or even trying to outwit him, such as in the case of Jehoshaphat and Ahab (1 Kings 22). Yet the reader also sees in these stories of how the truth of God always wins the day. In contemporary times, the creatures of God, humanity, continue the same behavior of human cleverness of the Israelites so that they can avoid the truth. One of the most prevalent movements of this behavior is what is known as Secular Humanism. The philosophy of secular humanism has devised a complex and even sometimes compelling system that completel...

Alternate title: What I Know Only Based on Observing and not Actually Participating. So, because I blog, I often read other blogs. Some of them are entertainment blogs, but most have to do with Christianity. There are certain blogs in the Christian sphere that have really become beyond annoying. They are whiny, preachy, and don't offer a lot in the way of solutions. They all have to do with kids Sunday school and youth ministry. Most of these blogs say, and I'm paraphrasing, "We need to stop doing this, we need to stop doing that, stop with the lock-ins, the Superbowl parties, and turning worship into a rock show!" The criticism mounts to the point that what the church is doing is not working. Some of these criticisms may have some validity, but most of the time they come off as condescending, insulting and insinuate that the kids and youth group leaders are being lazy. When presenting solutions, all we get from the authors is that we need to re-evaluate how the c...