BILL PRUETT
In the first article about Humanism, we surveyed the five basic beliefs identified by Jim L. Smith in his book, One Nation Under God or Man?: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Humanism. Those beliefs were Atheism, Evolution, Amorality, Autonomy, and One Socialist World-Wide Government.
The five following beliefs will help more clearly define the Humanism we face today. When we know the Humanist’s underlying belief system, we know our opponent, which is key to victory.
Statism
Statism is the belief in the power of the state versus the power of the individual. Therefore, by its very definition, statism supports the taking away of freedom from individuals and vesting such power in the state. Statists invariably believe they are taking away these freedoms “for the good of the people.” This idea is what makes them so dangerous. They actually believe they have a core-level obligation to take away our freedoms, “for our own good.”
If Socialists accept this false premise, they can justify anything! Their first premise is wrong! It is morally wrong! It violates the natural, unalienable rights of man endowed on him by his Creator! It destroys the idea that all men are created equal! Statism is diametrically opposed to Individualism, which cries out “Power to the People!” Individualism believes that the people should have the most power possible and surrender to the State only those powers which are necessary.
Every dictator devoted to Fascism, Socialism, Communism and every other totalitarian form of government has been a Statist. One would think the Twentieth Century would have taught Americans a lesson about Statism. If one were to rank the great murderers in history, undoubtedly Adolf Hitler, Vladimar Lenin, Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Pol Pot would all be in the top ten. They all lived in the last century and they all were Statists to the core. They all rose to power “for the good of the people.”
Statists reject the natural rights of man from God and believe man’s rights come from the State. They believe the State must be ruled by the liberal elite, for they know best what is “for the good of the people.”
Utopianism
Utopianism is the belief that every individual is good and society must bring out that good in each person. If a person behaves badly, they are not individually responsible, but rather it is society which has failed them. This leads Utopianists to believe that, because every man is inherently good, society can make a perfect society at some point. If the “best and brightest” individuals [defined as “liberal elites, social progressives, etc.”] control the state, then the State will maximize the good life for all of the good people.
Moral Relativity
While Statism removes all freedom from the individual, Utopianism removes all responsibility from the individual. The only responsibility the individual has at this point is his duty to the state. This duty to the state supersedes all other responsibilities because the State is his protector, his defender, indeed, his lord. Humanist beliefs have erased God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, man’s soul, natural rights, and morality. Humanists’ morality becomes a definition of whatever is “useful to the State” because the State is the only source of law and morals for people that reject God.
Reject Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that is based on individual free choice and responsibility. If the individual is not free, capitalism cannot exist. The market forces of supply and demand will not work if the individual is not free to make choices. Similarly, if the individual is never rewarded for his choices, the result is not capitalism. In socialism, for instance, a person who willfully refuses to work and one who works very hard will both share in the fruits of the labor of the one.
Because capitalism requires free individuals to make up a free market, it is anathema to every Atheist, Statist, Utopian, Totalitarian, Socialist and Communist. These beliefs reject the idea of free individuals with natural rights from their Creator. Capitalism is an economic system for those who believe in Individualism because it is driven by individuals who are free to choose. As such, it is a threat to the Statist and Socialist goals of Humanists.
Reject Majority Rule
Humanists reject majority rule because it puts power in the hands of the individual citizens, instead of the state. Humanists do not believe the ignorant masses know how to govern themselves and they must rule us “for our own good.” They need to determine what is politically correct and what is not. Because they do not trust the ignorant masses, they do not believe in the voting process.
In America today, Humanists circumvent the voting process by Humanist Supreme Court Justices voting to ban school prayer, legalize abortion on demand in all 50 states, or legally discriminate in the name of Affirmative Action. The will of the people was disregarded in each of these cases and many others. Why? Because the liberal elite know better than the ignorant masses. Rather than amend the U.S. Constitution in the legal process requiring approval of both Congress and the states, Humanists have found it much easier to control 5 of 9 Supreme Court Justice positions. In that way, they do not have to submit to “will of the people.”
Excessive regulation is another way to take governance away from the electorate. Congress is elected by the people. Bureaucrats are not. We have seen bureaucrats making law by making regulations so excessive that no one can know for sure what the law is. This puts the bureaucracy in the role of deciding who is guilty of violating the law and who is not. Congress loses power in this process and thus, so do the people.
When you consider the beliefs of Humanism, you see the slippery slope that descends from the first false step of Atheism. When Christians realize the other beliefs of Humanism are necessarily resting upon Satan’s foundation of Atheism, only then will we realize the logical connection of these beliefs. We must oppose them, one and all!
In the first article about Humanism, we surveyed the five basic beliefs identified by Jim L. Smith in his book, One Nation Under God or Man?: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Humanism. Those beliefs were Atheism, Evolution, Amorality, Autonomy, and One Socialist World-Wide Government.
The five following beliefs will help more clearly define the Humanism we face today. When we know the Humanist’s underlying belief system, we know our opponent, which is key to victory.
Statism
Statism is the belief in the power of the state versus the power of the individual. Therefore, by its very definition, statism supports the taking away of freedom from individuals and vesting such power in the state. Statists invariably believe they are taking away these freedoms “for the good of the people.” This idea is what makes them so dangerous. They actually believe they have a core-level obligation to take away our freedoms, “for our own good.”
If Socialists accept this false premise, they can justify anything! Their first premise is wrong! It is morally wrong! It violates the natural, unalienable rights of man endowed on him by his Creator! It destroys the idea that all men are created equal! Statism is diametrically opposed to Individualism, which cries out “Power to the People!” Individualism believes that the people should have the most power possible and surrender to the State only those powers which are necessary.
Every dictator devoted to Fascism, Socialism, Communism and every other totalitarian form of government has been a Statist. One would think the Twentieth Century would have taught Americans a lesson about Statism. If one were to rank the great murderers in history, undoubtedly Adolf Hitler, Vladimar Lenin, Josef Stalin, Mao Zedong, and Pol Pot would all be in the top ten. They all lived in the last century and they all were Statists to the core. They all rose to power “for the good of the people.”
Statists reject the natural rights of man from God and believe man’s rights come from the State. They believe the State must be ruled by the liberal elite, for they know best what is “for the good of the people.”
Utopianism
Utopianism is the belief that every individual is good and society must bring out that good in each person. If a person behaves badly, they are not individually responsible, but rather it is society which has failed them. This leads Utopianists to believe that, because every man is inherently good, society can make a perfect society at some point. If the “best and brightest” individuals [defined as “liberal elites, social progressives, etc.”] control the state, then the State will maximize the good life for all of the good people.
Moral Relativity
While Statism removes all freedom from the individual, Utopianism removes all responsibility from the individual. The only responsibility the individual has at this point is his duty to the state. This duty to the state supersedes all other responsibilities because the State is his protector, his defender, indeed, his lord. Humanist beliefs have erased God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, man’s soul, natural rights, and morality. Humanists’ morality becomes a definition of whatever is “useful to the State” because the State is the only source of law and morals for people that reject God.
Reject Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that is based on individual free choice and responsibility. If the individual is not free, capitalism cannot exist. The market forces of supply and demand will not work if the individual is not free to make choices. Similarly, if the individual is never rewarded for his choices, the result is not capitalism. In socialism, for instance, a person who willfully refuses to work and one who works very hard will both share in the fruits of the labor of the one.
Because capitalism requires free individuals to make up a free market, it is anathema to every Atheist, Statist, Utopian, Totalitarian, Socialist and Communist. These beliefs reject the idea of free individuals with natural rights from their Creator. Capitalism is an economic system for those who believe in Individualism because it is driven by individuals who are free to choose. As such, it is a threat to the Statist and Socialist goals of Humanists.
Reject Majority Rule
Humanists reject majority rule because it puts power in the hands of the individual citizens, instead of the state. Humanists do not believe the ignorant masses know how to govern themselves and they must rule us “for our own good.” They need to determine what is politically correct and what is not. Because they do not trust the ignorant masses, they do not believe in the voting process.
In America today, Humanists circumvent the voting process by Humanist Supreme Court Justices voting to ban school prayer, legalize abortion on demand in all 50 states, or legally discriminate in the name of Affirmative Action. The will of the people was disregarded in each of these cases and many others. Why? Because the liberal elite know better than the ignorant masses. Rather than amend the U.S. Constitution in the legal process requiring approval of both Congress and the states, Humanists have found it much easier to control 5 of 9 Supreme Court Justice positions. In that way, they do not have to submit to “will of the people.”
Excessive regulation is another way to take governance away from the electorate. Congress is elected by the people. Bureaucrats are not. We have seen bureaucrats making law by making regulations so excessive that no one can know for sure what the law is. This puts the bureaucracy in the role of deciding who is guilty of violating the law and who is not. Congress loses power in this process and thus, so do the people.
When you consider the beliefs of Humanism, you see the slippery slope that descends from the first false step of Atheism. When Christians realize the other beliefs of Humanism are necessarily resting upon Satan’s foundation of Atheism, only then will we realize the logical connection of these beliefs. We must oppose them, one and all!
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