Secularism

Question 1

Secularism

Answer 1

An atheistic and materialistic world view that advocates a public society free from the influence of religion

Question 2

Propaganda

Answer 2

Manipulate people through the media to believe something or through framing the opponent as negative rather than giving the audience a well-reasoned choice

Question 3

Proponents of secularism have engaged in a project to ensure secularisms place as the “-“

Answer 3

dominant narrative of culture

Question 4

2 ways in how understanding secularism might be useful

Answer 4

A) explains how non Christian colleges are taught

B) it makes the language used in politics government and media understandable

Question 5

What deists believe

Answer 5

Endorse the basic morality of God but not his direct involvement in the world

Question 6

Secularists follow the philosophy of which 2 American leaders?

Answer 6

Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson

Question 7

Secular humanism

Answer 7

Religious philosophical world view that makes man replace God and rejects the supernatural

Question 8

Practical atheism

Answer 8

Living your life like God doesn’t exist- leads to faith in a humanly constructed future not God

Question 9

Spirituality does not equal Christianity (what is the problem with this)

Answer 9

The secular definition of spiritual person is someone who believes people are basically good and there is no difference in the great religions of the world ( all religions cannot possibly be true because they are mutually exclusive )

Question 10

All religions don’t say the same Thing about:

Answer 10

What is real
What is wrong with us
What needs to be done about it

Question 11

Pervasive does not mean coherent

Answer 11

Popularity doesn’t make something true

Question 12

Dictionary def of religion

Answer 12

Any sets of beliefs about the cause , nature and purpose of life’s questions

Question 13

2 reasons why secularism is a religion

Answer 13

• it attempts to answer life’s ultimate questions

- exclusive cultural system that fosters collective action on collective ideas

Question 14

How does their view of science preclude they are religious

Answer 14

• they embrace that religion and science are opposed
• religion is based on superstition and ignorance
• science is the only way of knowing

Question 15

Why do both creationism and evolutionism require faith?

Answer 15

One time only historical events such as the origin of life fall outside the scientific method

Question 16

What doctrine sacred to secularists requires faith not science

Answer 16

Believing life to have arisen from non life

Question 17

Which advanced doctrine gave marxists their justification for genocide

Answer 17

Survival of the fittest

Question 18

Examples of how society has turned away from moral law in the last years

Answer 18

Theft in work place , politicians lying , abortion , gay marriage , prostitution , child pornos , mass shootings

Question 19

How are we to understand other world views based on secularism

Answer 19

The supernatural is either ignorant or superstitious

Question 20

How does it conflict with Christianity and Islam

Answer 20

Both Christianity and Islam disagree bc they believe in a creator God