Wednesday, May 05, 2010
An Atheist on the Supreme Court?
No Thank You!
One clear problem with putting an avowed atheist on the Supreme Court is that it an anathema to the Constitution's foundations in Natural Law, which is something that no atheist can tolerate, since Natural Law is a reflection of God's Eternal Law. No God-->no Natural Law-->no Constitution-->Inventive, Relativistic Secular Law.
Natural Law is the basis for our rights and duties in this society, and ultimately, our civil laws as well, at least in that civil laws must not be contrary to Natural Law.
Since fully 80-odd percent or more of the population believes in God and in the Constitution as based in Natural Law, putting an atheist on the Court would result in total violence to the will of the majority of our citizens, and to the Constitution itself.
Of course, it is also true that the Constitution bars the use of religion as a criteria for office. Does atheism fall into this category of religion? I thought it was a non-religion, and hence it would do no violence to the Constitution to block such an appointment using avowed atheism as the reason.
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Natural Law, Natural Rights
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Civil Unions?
Conservatives Support Civil Unions
Some conservatives are driven by their understanding of the Bible and their religious leaders, which condemns homosexuality in several books—notably Leviticus and Romans.
Other conservatives, that happen to be atheistic in their religious outlook, are not bound by what the Bible and religious sects say, and can thus free-think their way out of the dilemma of respecting the customs and traditions of marriage versus a more open interpretation.
Still others simply wish that the whole issue would go away, disappear, and not come back.
There are also agnostic conservatives that wish to ride the tide of social change (read: the hedonistic tendencies of many to release all of the bonds of morality) regardless of the tide’s breakaway impact on fundamental Christian moral values.
Those minorities that want to sunder the conservative cause by calling the stand of Christian conservatives for Civil Unions and not gay marriage to be wrong, are themselves being intolerant of a religious and moral belief system and a tradition that is widely and deeply held in the nation; perhaps by 80-85% of the population.
I fail to see the advantage of elevating this now to a divisive, emotional, political, legislated, special kind of morality issue for conservatives, rather than leaving it to be the fundamental religious issue it most surely is and will remain to be in our society.
The long term question is: whose morality will be followed, that of the continued relaxation of moral standards, customs and traditions seemingly championed by humanists and feel-good hedonists, or of reinforcing the Christian moral standards of our society?
In all cases where this has come to a vote, Christian morality has won handily.
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Moral Degeneration
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Can an Atheist be a True Conservative?
There are such people, even on the web, that claim to be conservative!
It has been stated by Russell Kirk and others that it isn't a prerequsite to believe in God to be a conservative. One merely has to skip the first item in my post below. To me, this means the individual atheist has created his own morality, and then aligned himself with the majority of conservative thought. Perhaps he has found a moral system to adopt somewhere in the philosophical world, and it just happens to agree with conservatism. Not that the conservative movement rejects these atheists immediately, since the movement needs all of the political support that it can find.
But, there is a gulf in this thought process between the atheist-conservative and the Christian-conservative, at least as I see it, if only because God has gone missing for the atheist. This creates a gap that cannot be breached in serious matters. The atheist does not believe in an after-life, hence his orientation on government legislation and decisions is strictly for here and now--heaven on earth today, as it were.
It is difficult to understand how the atheist would help the Christians to retain their place in the United States, their prayer in schools, their symbols of faith in the public square, such as are on most government buildings in the nation, or their allegiance to the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution, founded as they are on the Creator. In fact, it is the atheist ACLU that has been fighting to secularize the nation for the last 30 years, which is a decidedly anti-conservative act if there ever was one.
How is it that one atheist can be ultra-liberal and secular, while another atheist can be, in his own mind, a conservative? The answer must lie in the moral code the atheist adopts, irrespective of religious moral codes. To try one example, the atheist could agree with the practical provisions of the Ten Commandments--thou shalt not: murder, steal, lie, covet, or commit adultery--and pass on the parts that relate to God. He then could go on to adopt the rest of the conservative principles, just passing when God is the subject.
This is where the problem lies! Will he pass, or will he vote with the rest of his brethren, or if in a position of power, will he opt to downgrade the Christian world? This is not evident from any external sign, since he professes perhaps 99% of the conservative dogma., with 1% held in secret for the occasion it is needed. Do we take him, an atheist, at his word in this day of attack on religion? It is not clear to me.
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Conservatism
Monday, April 21, 2008
Built into our genes?
It has always seemed to me that a significant morality was instilled into human beings from the start. A morality, and an awareness of the idea of God was there. It can be rejected and covered over, but it is still a potent, transcendental force for most of us. This morality burgeons forth when needed to solve the problems of life, even when unbidden, and even when unwanted and ridiculed.
Similarly, a good education from the early years on most often predisposes one to seek one’s own way, and to live by a code that is agreeable to the self. If that education is slanted by religion, informed by religion, and instilled by religion, it too will burgeon forth with or without conscious assent in future years.
Thus there are these two factors—inherent morality and education—that are not really capable of being totally suppressed by the minds of most people. They can be an embarrassment to conscious thought as well, particularly if one has decided to run counter to their moral instincts and teachings. It is a massive internal struggle, I believe, that each of us has to go through (or to avoid, by accepting the morality, accepting the religion, and accepting the teachings without challenge.).
Rejecting God, Jesus and The Holy Ghost, and all of the rituals, ceremonies, dogmas, miracles and trappings of formal religion is indeed a massive mental and psychological undertaking. I suspect, however, that the truth is as I have said—it is all still there, that religion, just lightly covered over with evasions, counter arguments, misbelieving, and misunderstandings.
One question I posed to myself is: why does the universe, life and man exist at all? Is there a purpose, or not? I find it exceedingly difficult to ascribe it all to pure mechanism.
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Worldview
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
The Secular Conservative: enoren
Sorry for this type of reply, but my system needs work, since I can't use either IE or Firefox to post replies. I have been postponing the time during the holidays, and waiting for my new laptop to arrive, among other activities.
You are quite correct, it was my interpretation of "secular" that led me to believe that you were part of the problem, not part of the solution.
If I erase the concepts surrounding God from my mind, I come up with something like a Virtues Scheme, with a self-generated Morality that is quite near that which I have been saddled with on the other side of the God issue, but without any necessary referent ideology. That is a road I went down much earlier, and it is workable, although to me far, far less rewarding than the introduction of God and Jesus.
I will try again to find your posts, but a specific URL would be helpful. :)
Labels: Atheism. Christianity
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Enoren
An answer to enoren: Townhall is one of the most conservative blogs, but I fail to see your name as such listed there. Did you simply mean that you appreciate that blog? If so, fine.
If you read beyond my current post, you will know that I am not very kind to atheists or secularists, since in them I see the ultimate downfall of our society from within, or at the least, a serious watering down of our institutions that have been carefully built up for centuries, and that have been extraordinarily successful. I do not see secularism as an improvement at all, but rather, it is an attack on Christianity, Christian morality, and what I see as the founding principles of our nation.
Kirk stated that conservatism did not necessarily demand a belief in God. I dismissed that as a wandering footnote. Now I have heard from one first hand! How one can possibly disentangle one's mind from God yet profess conservative beliefs is a real puzzle to me. A secularist wants God removed from public spaces, does he not? No prayer in schools, either, right? Champion various porn and promiscuous sex practices, etc etc. All of which is undermining the teachings of both God and our society, even the Declaration of Independence, if not also the Constitution as it is written (not as some want it to be interpreted.).
Let me see, I think it was Rick Moran that hinted that he was a secular conservative, he of the blog Right Wing Nuthouse. I have been in opposition to his thoughts on many occasions. He seems to be a shotgun conservative, more in line with liberals than true conservatives.
Are you one too?
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Church versus State, Conservatism
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Secular Humanism: a Curse!
The Worldview of Secular Humanism (SH)
The author and Doctor of Divinity Tim LaHaye in his book “Mind Siege” gives a summary of the belief system and world view of Secular Humanism:
Belief in no God;
Belief in matter as eternal;
Belief in spontaneous generation;
Belief in man as an evolving animal;
Belief in no moral absolutes;
Belief in humanist man as the final authority;
Belief in the inner goodness and malleability of man;
Belief in no soul or spirit;
Belief in new sexual rights and responsibilities;
Belief in no eternal law;
Belief in humanist rule(which they call “democracy”)
Belief in a one-world socialist government;
Belief in no judgment or afterlife.
Homosexuality;
Pornography;
Prostitution;
Gambling;
No parents’ rights;
Infanticide and Euthanasia;
Drug use;
Full separation of church and state (never mentioned in the Constitution);
Removal of church and religion from the public space;
Open borders.
The
Such beliefs mirror the subtle plan developed by the Italian Communist Gramski, who said that the way to conquer America for Communism is through the long road of subverting its institutions a little at a time, until they fall of their own weight.
Is this the
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Communists, The Leftwing
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Atheists III
Sir: I am far too lazy to go pull out the references by page and paragraph. Either ignore what I say, believe it, stay confused, or go look it up for yourself. Two whole books attacking Christianity, and two showing why it is under attack and by whom. I am not debating these statements.
Dominion Theory is so far right as to be off the scale, just as the Far Left and SH is off the scale the other way. Extremes are are a plague on the body politic.
Bush lost it for me in that matter of amnesty, although I do not make him an atheist or leftist. I was referring to the number of Democratic and some Republican supporters for amnesty, which fits the profile of SH adherents, and the numbers of them in Congress now. I make the claim that Left = SH = the new elite, atheistic, socialistic/communistic home.
If you have read Marx, you would also know how he proposed to install the new socialism--by destroying the existing government and social order, then growing a new generation of Socialistic Men out of the ruins. Relaxing moral standards as being relative, promoting porn and divorce, removing Christianity from view, championing non-discrimination for every so-called disadvantaged collection of people, pushing multiculturalism as opposed to a synthesis, pushing diversity instead of assimilation, touting gay marriage, and always attacking the government for literally everything that happens, looks like such a trend to me, especially when you see the SCOTUS and Fed Courts legislating from the bench, and the Dems (Hillary) arguing for direct democracy, which is not going to happen.
Such Leftist Democratic putsches are dividing our nation when it need not be divided at all. Why are they doing this? The New Socialism/Communism, with a twist.
After thought: championing centralization of government is yet another socialistic direction that is rabidly supported by the SHers, such that sooner or later just about everyone will be beholden to the government for their living. Disarming the public fits in very well here too, so that the public cannot rise up in arms to stop this treachery.
Labels: Atheism. Christianity, Secular Humanism
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Militant Atheism II
My comment field is not operating, so here is my reply.
Hello,
You stated, strong (Militaristic) atheists are wrong to attack the Christian religion and Christians and attempt to destroy them
Can you provide evidence of "militaristic" atheists attacking Christianity and Christians? It would seem this is a bogeyman.
And what "subversion of democratic principles" are secular humanists carrying out?
Is it equally wrong for Christians to do the same to non-Christians?
I will cite the authors I mentioned: Dawkins, Hitchins, and another two, David Limbaugh ("Persecution") and Charles Colson ("How Now Shall we Live"), plus numerous websites under the search word "Atheism", and finally the actions of the ACLU over the past twenty years.
About 50 to 60 congressmen have signed up to the Humanist Manifesto 2000, but have not publicized the fact at all. They have supported many leftist and atheistic bills, or provisions in bills that are against the majority wishes of the nation. That is wrong. Amnesty for Illegal immigrants is one such bill.
The Secular Humanists have many unacceptable provisions in their Manifesto or Manifestos (I, II, II, 2000) including: 1) Denial of religions; 2) Raising of all children by the government to ensure their proper education(!); 3) Bypassing the sovereignty of the US through the UN or similar org, and installing a SH international government ( read communist/socialist).
My personal approach is simple: live and let live, unless there is a threat from any sect to our nation, government, way of life, or my family. In that event, I will not be nice!
Hello,
You stated, strong (Militaristic) atheists are wrong to attack the Christian religion and Christians and attempt to destroy them
Can you provide evidence of "militaristic" atheists attacking Christianity and Christians? It would seem this is a bogeyman.
And what "subversion of democratic principles" are secular humanists carrying out?
Is it equally wrong for Christians to do the same to non-Christians?
I will cite the authors I mentioned: Dawkins, Hitchins, and another two, David Limbaugh ("Persecution") and Charles Colson ("How Now Shall we Live"), plus numerous websites under the search word "Atheism", and finally the actions of the ACLU over the past twenty years.
About 50 to 60 congressmen have signed up to the Humanist Manifesto 2000, but have not publicized the fact at all. They have supported many leftist and atheistic bills, or provisions in bills that are against the majority wishes of the nation. That is wrong. Amnesty for Illegal immigrants is one such bill.
The Secular Humanists have many unacceptable provisions in their Manifesto or Manifestos (I, II, II, 2000) including: 1) Denial of religions; 2) Raising of all children by the government to ensure their proper education(!); 3) Bypassing the sovereignty of the US through the UN or similar org, and installing a SH international government ( read communist/socialist).
My personal approach is simple: live and let live, unless there is a threat from any sect to our nation, government, way of life, or my family. In that event, I will not be nice!
Labels: Atheism. Christianity
Militant Atheism
Belief and Non-Belief in God
Such Godlessness will be engaged on religious grounds.
The strongest question supporting belief in God I have ever read is:
"Why does the Universe, Life and Man exist at all?" --C.S Lewis
Labels: Atheism. Christianity
