05-23-2016, 08:48 AM
(05-23-2016, 08:18 AM)Kinser79 Wrote: ...There is no "secular camp". What you're describing is the Regressive Left, and yes they are attacking Christians and Christian values. As for them being a religion, I would say that they are an ideological group with cult-like tendencies. So I think we're probably agreeing while quibbling over semantics.
That being said, there is no secular camp. I'm secular and have no interest in attacking Christianity or Christians. Seriously my BF goes to mass most Sundays. Likewise I have no interest in attacking Paganism (in its various forms) or Pagans. My son is a pagan...but don't ever call him that. He prefers to call himself a heathen.
I tend to agree with this article( repost) that uses the term secular religion. I know that the 'secular camp' denies that they are a religion, but it appears to me that they are operating as a religion , with the result that there is no more separation of church and state in practice. It is a matter of semantics and definitions, but what counts for me is the actual effect in practice. I understand that when we try to characterize groups such as Christians or the 'Secular camp" that not everyone in the group will have the same views. I am in favor of drug legalization which puts me at odds with almost all of my associates.
http://www.the-american-interest.com/201...-religion/
The Rise of Secular Religion
… "American liberalism, it is often remarked, amounts to a secular religion: it has its own sacred texts and taboos, Crusades and Inquisitions. The political correctness that undergirds it, meanwhile, can be traced back to the past century’s liberal Protestantism..”…
… whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Phil 4:8 (ESV)