The term “Secularist” is by far the easiest term to define and means “a rejection or exclusion of religion and religious considerations,” especially from public arenas. Secularists object to public religious expressions or activities (whether by groups or individuals) and are particularly offended by religious rhetoric from leaders in public positions. Secularists are accurately described in Romans 1:28 as those who “did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God.” Secularists frequently justify their opposition to public religious expressions either by (1) wrongly invoking “separation of church and state” (which they direct not against the “State,” as was its historical and proper usage, but rather against individuals), or (2) wrongly claiming that public religious expressions are improper because our government was built upon a so-called “godless constitution” and that America has been great throughout its four centuries of existence because its public policy remained secular.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 01:56:29 +0000
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