Humanist Manifesto is the title of three manifestos laying out a Humanist, naturalistic, evolution-based, socialism, anti-God, globalism, and no restraint on sexuality worldview. They are the original Humanist Manifesto 1933, the Humanist Manifesto II (1973), and Humanism and Its Aspirations (2003, a.k.a. Humanist Manifesto III).
This is the world view that predominates in the world today. You may like to compare this Humanist worldview with the two major party platforms as you prepare to vote in the 2016 election.
Socialism in #1: FOURTEENTH: The humanists are firmly convinced that existing acquisitive and profit-motivated society has shown itself to be inadequate and that a radical change in methods, controls, and motives must be instituted. A socialized and cooperative economic order must be established to the end that the equitable distribution of the means of life be possible. The goal of humanism is a free and universal society in which people voluntarily and intelligently cooperate for the common good. Humanists demand a shared life in a shared world.
Anti-God doctrine in #2: “Traditional moral codes and newer irrational cults both fail to meet the pressing needs of today and tomorrow. False “theologies of hope” and messianic ideologies, substituting new dogmas for old, cannot cope with existing world realities. They separate rather than unite peoples.
Promises of immortal salvation or fear of eternal damnation are both illusory and harmful. They distract humans from present concerns, from self-actualization, and from rectifying social injustices. Modern science discredits such historic concepts as the “ghost in the machine” and the “separable soul.” Rather, science affirms that the human species is an emergence from natural evolutionary forces. As far as we know, the total personality is a function of the biological organism transacting in a social and cultural context. There is no credible evidence that life survives the death of the body. We continue to exist in our progeny and in the way that our lives have influenced others in our culture.”
No Restraints on Sexual Expression in #2: SIXTH: In the area of sexuality, we believe that intolerant attitudes, often cultivated by orthodox religions and puritanical cultures, unduly repress sexual conduct. While we do not approve of exploitive, denigrating forms of sexual expression, neither do we wish to prohibit, by law or social sanction, sexual behavior between consenting adults. The many varieties of sexual exploration should not in themselves be considered “evil.”
Global Community in #2: TWELFTH: We deplore the division of humankind on nationalistic grounds. We have reached a turning point in human history where the best option is to transcend the limits of national sovereignty and to move toward the building of a world community in which all sectors of the human family can participate. Thus we look to the development of a system of world law and a world order based upon the transnational federal government.
Every believer in Jesus Christ needs to be aware of the Humanist Doctrine which in my opinion is in opposition to the revelation of God in the Bible and the constitution of the United States of America. For more detail consider at least the first two Manifestoes below:
# 1 1933 http://americanhumanist.org/humanism/humanist_manifesto_i
# 2 1973 https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/manifesto2/
# 3 2003 http://americanhumanist.org/humanism/humanist_manifesto_iii
Henry Luke September 26, 2016
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