(November 14, 2009 at 2:49 pm)rjh4 Wrote:Should have been obvious. What hope and purpose I got out of Christianity, I get out of secular humanism. The only difference I can see is that humanism puts more meaning and purpose onto this one life we have, rather then bumping up any expectation of an 'afterlife'.(November 14, 2009 at 1:55 pm)Tiberius Wrote: I follow a "doctrine" of secular humanism, which has the same hope and purpose as Christianity.
What do you mean by that?
Quote:Couldn't others say the same about any rules you think are ok to impose on everyone? Who should decide which rules should be implemented? Should it matter what the underlying thinking is relative to a rule? (Just looking for clarification on your position.Everyone should decide on the rules that people follow; that's the point, it's why we have governments, elections, democracy! Secularism actually has a very important Christian teaching at it's core, namely "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". In other words, before you make a law stating that it is illegal to speak ill of Islam, think about how Islam speaks ill of all other religions. The only logical solutions are to either (a) make it illegal to speak ill of any religious belief, or (b) don't create a law at all. Since discussion of religion would be severely undermined by (a), and most people would be against it (as would most religions), (b) is a far more attractive option, as well as being easier to manage.)
