Should secular humanism be banned?

[Midnight FM]

This is what secular humanists believe. They have several principles, some of which are heavily aligned with certain liberal and left-wing political beliefs, as well as scientism:

Affirmations of Humanism | Free Inquiry

A Statement of Principles Drafted by Paul Kurtz We are committed to the application of reason and science to the understanding of the universe and to the so ...

secularhumanism.org

I think we should ban it on the grounds of it being deceptive and cult-like. Many people who claim to be "atheists", such as those of the New Atheist movement are, in fact, secular humanists in disguise. So while they dishonestly claim to merely have a "lack of belief" in a God, they, in fact, have a set of positive beliefs which they are trying to proliferate. It's a way to lure people in thinking they are just trying to escape believing in a God (or the Judeo-Christian idea of God), when in reality, they're being lured into another belief system, when they could just as well do without a belief system at all, if that fits their fancy.

And if people object on 1st Amendment grounds, then they're further affirming that it's a religion, just as the Supreme Court has recognized.

 

[Dr.Destructo]

If these "affirmations" explain Humanism, then they are FAR, FAR, FAAAAARRRR from bieng anywhere near leftist or liberal.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Good grief

 

[Bleipriester]

This is what secular humanists believe. They have several principles, some of which are heavily aligned with certain liberal and left-wing political beliefs, as well as scientism:

Affirmations of Humanism | Free Inquiry

A Statement of Principles Drafted by Paul Kurtz We are committed to the application of reason and science to the understanding of the universe and to the so ...

secularhumanism.org

I think we should ban it on the grounds of it being deceptive and cult-like. Many people who claim to be "atheists", such as those of the New Atheist movement are, in fact, secular humanists in disguise. So while they dishonestly claim to merely have a "lack of belief" in a God, they, in fact, have a set of positive beliefs which they are trying to proliferate. It's a way to lure people in thinking they are just trying to escape believing in a God (or the Judeo-Christian idea of God), when in reality, they're being lured into another belief system, when they could just as well do without a belief system at all, if that fits their fancy.

And if people object on 1st Amendment grounds, then they're further affirming that it's a religion, just as the Supreme Court has recognized.

Are you just making decisions for others like an inquisitor?

 

[Dr.Destructo]

Good grief

 

[Midnight FM]

If these "affirmations" explain Humanism, then they are FAR, FAR, FAAAAARRRR from bieng anywhere near leftist or liberal.

We attempt to transcend divisive parochial loyalties based on race, religion, gender, nationality, creed, class, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, and strive to work together for the common good of humanity.

Some of these beliefs are affiliated with liberal or left-wing politics (e.x. LGBT rights). You can read them yourself.

 

[Manonthestreet]

How would you ban it

 

[Robert W]

If these "affirmations" explain Humanism, then they are FAR, FAR, FAAAAARRRR from bieng anywhere near leftist or liberal.

Democrats are by miles America's authoritarians. No part of Democrats is liberal.

 

[MayorQuimby]

This is what secular humanists believe. They have several principles, some of which are heavily aligned with certain liberal and left-wing political beliefs, as well as scientism:

Affirmations of Humanism | Free Inquiry

A Statement of Principles Drafted by Paul Kurtz We are committed to the application of reason and science to the understanding of the universe and to the so ...

secularhumanism.org

I think we should ban it on the grounds of it being deceptive and cult-like. Many people who claim to be "atheists", such as those of the New Atheist movement are, in fact, secular humanists in disguise. So while they dishonestly claim to merely have a "lack of belief" in a God, they, in fact, have a set of positive beliefs which they are trying to proliferate. It's a way to lure people in thinking they are just trying to escape believing in a God (or the Judeo-Christian idea of God), when in reality, they're being lured into another belief system, when they could just as well do without a belief system at all, if that fits their fancy.

And if people object on 1st Amendment grounds, then they're further affirming that it's a religion, just as the Supreme Court has recognized.

I don't understand why you feds are obsessed with stuff like this. I really don't.

 

[Dr.Destructo]

I don't understand why you feds are obsessed with stuff like this. I really don't.

Feds?

 

[Blaster]

Secular humanism is a mental disorder.

 

[Dr.Destructo]

Secular humanism is a mental disorder.

Like most all "brands" of social orders, the base beliefs of most of them are good and positive.

But.......as reality has shown over the eons........those who believe in their own "brand" of social order never live by it. Just like the Democrats, what they preach is exactly opposite to what they live.