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Secular humanist decries hypocrisy of Christianity May 15, 2005 As a secular humanist, I am often told that I do not have the appropriate moral fiber necessary to understand today's complex moral issues. I am astounded by the complexity of the Christian moral barometer. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said in a report that about 100,000 deaths or more have occurred since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, many of which were women and children. I have witnessed people arrive at a restaurant from church and begin to pat this country on the back for "kicking ass" in Iraq. Christians attend church, volunteer at our schools and then congratulate our country for the war in Iraq. Christians fight for the life of Terry Schiavo, but we don't hear a peep from them when someone dies because they do not have the money for a life-saving operation. The pope would not condone condoms in Africa in an attempt to relieve the scourge of AIDS because he believed it was not in agreement with God. God bless America; God is on our side. I've heard both. Why is God on our side? Is it because we are so morally superior? Is it because Christians believe in the right to life until actual birth and then the dead children in Iraq are cause for celebration? When speaking with a non-secular person, I am sometimes asked the following: If I am walking down the street late at night, and I see a group of men approaching me, wouldn't I feel more safe if I knew they were coming from a prayer meeting? My answer can be a resounding no! A prayer meeting to plan a jihad does not make me feel safe or a prayer meeting led by David Koresh, Jim Jones or Pat Robertson or the prayer meeting with George H.W. Bush in 1987 when he said, "No, I don't know that atheists should be considered citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God." I would hope not to be a Moor on the streets when the Spanish crusaders came out of their prayer meeting or a Prussian the night the European crusaders came from their prayer meeting. I prefer my brand of secular morality — the one which believes in reason and logic and that if we are good to each other, we further the quality of life for ourselves and others as well as preserve the future of the human race. Michele Macksoud Manchester --------------------- |
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