Bankruptcy of Secular Humanism

 Nickie Muir (Northern Advocate 4/05/2011) airs that tired old song yet again. How does she know the rejoicing madmen were Christians? Does she not see the difference between some misguided religious fanatic claiming to be a Christian burning a Koran; and the fanaticism of one who masterminded the Twin Towers holocaust resulting in 3000 or so dead and who has reportedly cost $2.4 trillion dollars to the economy?  

The world has changed since Bin Laden.

All the Christians I spoke with condemned and were disgusted with the rejoicing over an evil mans death. On a local radio station a Christian woman was interviewed who had lost her husband in 9/11. She also condemned any rejoicing over his demise.

But let’s bring the issue closer to home. I have written before- that the stability of NZ society has for years been underpinned by a broad-ranging Judeo-Christian worldview and the goodness you enjoy in Godzone today is largely thanks to borrowed moral capital from a vestigial “Christian” culture. 

Nickie’s world-view, summarized “secular humanism” or “philosophical naturalism” and personified in people like Richard Dawkins has made huge inroads in the way people think and relate today.

I could almost guarantee that there is a direct proportional relation between youth suicide, depression, family breakdown and all the associated ills common to today with the ascendancy of Nickie’s worldview. It undermines any sense of intrinsic value (we are just advanced animals) and purpose (there is no higher destiny other than what you choose), no absolute morality (make it up as you go) and gives no satisfactory answer for our origin. (The result of a cosmic accident)

Hubbard’s View on it correctly laughs at our problems in relation to America’s- but take a leaf out of England’s history-book. The world-view Nickie promulgates is even deeper rooted in Europe now and just look at what’s happening there!