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Clergy in the Classroom: The Religion of Secular Humanism Paperback – January 1, 2002

by David A. Noebel (Author), J.F. Baldwin (Author), Kevin J. Bywater (Author)

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This book makes the case that Secular Humanism is a full-fledged religious worldview. It looks at historical positions of Secular Humanist leaders and shows how, in the past, they promoted their views as a religion in order to gain the perks of other religions, such as tax-exemption. Now that other religions have been forced out of the educational arena, Secular Humanism has been granted privileged access to government-sanctioned schools while claiming to be morally neutral, scientifically derived, and educationally fruitful.

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156 pages
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English
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Summit Ministries
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January 1, 2002
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0936163283
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978-0936163284
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Summit Ministries; 2nd edition (January 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 156 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0936163283
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0936163284
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces

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Nancy Huff

Great Resource for Documenting the Rise of Humanism in American Education

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2015

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I liked the book once I realized the unique format. The author gives supporting documents to prove how our educational system arrived at its present state with the religion of secular humanism. When I ordered the book, I thought it would be written in a prose form but instead are documents, letters and articles that prove the point. The information is excellent and had I purchased the book last year it would have saved me lots of time that I spent in doing research for my book, Taking the Mountain of Education. I've used the material in Clergy in the Classroom as supporting documentation for presentations.
Very insightful on rise of Secular Humanism in America's classrooms.

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2013

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Secular Humanism: A religious worldview based on theological atheism, philosophical naturalism, biological spontaneous generation/evolution, moral relativism, legal positivism, and political globalism. Engles and communist Karl Marx brought Humanism to nation-wide birth for the Bolshevik Revolution. After reading and correspondence with Europe, John Dewey, the Father of Modern Education, helped write and sign the Humanist Manifesto which was the Americanized version of the Communist Manifesto penned by Karl Marx. Paul Kurtz, author of Humanist Manifesto II, describes humanism as a philosophical, "religious", and moral point of view...that humanism, like every other worldview, acknowledges man's current shortcomings, offers a plan of salvation, and promises a future paradise. For the Humanist, man has problems because of an imperfect environment, he can "save" himself by restructuring society, and can thereby usher in utopia in the form of a world community. Paul Kurtz admits that all formal Humanist membership organizations in America either consider themselves explicitly "religious", or claim 501(c)3 "religious" tax exempt status. John Dewey saw education as the fundamental method of social progress and reform. Admittedly saying that our schools ... are performing an infinitely significant "religious work." John Dewey saw public education as a way to indoctrinate the minds of the population into embracing the religion of humanism. Hodgin asserts that the public schools took the place of the church in America, and that the schools are based on the religion of Humanism. The American Humanist Association honored Roy Wood Sellars, who claimed that traditional religion is dying and Humanism is becoming the new religion. Despite the U.S. Constitution clearly saying that the government should not favor any religion or force its chosen religion upon the people, this has nevertheless not been upheld in America for many years. The information in textbooks are altered to fit humanistic interpretations, leaving out, or changing information which presents religious people or their contributions to society in a positive light. Instead of allowing students to practice or have freedom of religion, many public schools do not allow prayer in school, or the ability to challenge what is being taught. Like communistic countries, the classroom has become an indoctrination center, rather than a place of encouraging students to use their own minds to research, debate, and even challenge any viewpoint which asserts itself as the truth. Even though humanists know that humanism is a religion, the public is misinformed to believe that humanism is the only model of providing education in an unbiased way... even though, it clearly has a bias, clearly is a religious view, and is unlawful as far as the U.S. Constitution is concerned, which is supposed to be the highest law of the land (which even presidents are sworn by oath to uphold).

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Sophie Firmin

A FACTUAL book: can't argue with black and white facts!

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2010

This is a book that actually shows you, page after page, what the humanists themselves say, complete with dates, sources and all references and even reprints of the relevant passages.

The best one is that the Humanist Association was registered as a RELIGIOUS organisation! And that their local chapters' objective is to spread humanism. What's more, they have their doctrines clearly printed in the Humanist Manifesto, including the idea that humans hold their own destiny and are their own gods. So there you have it: they worship themselves (gods), have a "church" (local chapters), a "bible" (Humanist Manifesto) and they "evangelise" (spread humanism to communities) and even registered as a religious organisation.

So we are replacing one religion with another in the classroom, quite blatantly...

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Asle Ottar Ystebø

An excellent revalation of the Secular Humanist strategy

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2002

This book by David Noebel was to me a very interesting experience. It made clear a lot of philosophical aspects that I have sensed throughout my later years in school, but not been able to completely describe. It documents, through extended quotes and exhibits, some of the thoughts and strategies of the Secular Humanist movement in America at the start of the 20th century, and really is a wake-up call to teachers and students alike.

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