What a man of courage and what a man of honor! The man, Pete Stark, Democrat Representative of California, proudly proclaimed that he didn’t believe in God. At least he is being honest which is the most that can be said for him. Otherwise, due to his belief, he is practicing everything that is opposite of the founders of this nation and the Constitution. In fact by his own words he holds a pure Communist belief as you will read: and they are his words, not mine.

Since he is an atheist, it isn’t true he doesn’t have a god. He has one and it is secular humanism which installs man as god. Secular Humanism is defined in the following ways: a religious worldview where "man is the measure;" man, in himself, is the ultimate norm by which values are to be determined; all reality and life center upon man; man is god www.summit.org/resource/dictionary/: A form of religion that believes in humanistic values. Placing man before God. The thought that man is practically a god www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/dictionary/foundations.htm : An outlook or a philosophy that advocates human rather than religious values 137.122.151.29/BIO1120/Includes/Glossary.htm: humanism: the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural. (wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn) Take your pick of the definitions: none of them speaks of belief in the Creator.

Stark said, "I look forward to working with the Secular Coalition to stop the promotion of narrow religious beliefs in science, marriage contracts, the military and the provision of social services."  (http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/13/85516.shtml?s=po)  Any of the above definitions can be applied to Stark since each of them fit his ungodly notions. He then uttered an absurdity that shows his ignorance. "Like our nation's founders, I strongly support the separation of church and state …” The absurdity is the statement of his belief concerning what the founders believed. They didn’t believe in the separation of the church and state. Only the unlearned and fools like Stark believe that lie. http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54883  

The Secular movement denies that they install humans as their god. There are two statements of the humanists that reveal their duplicity. But religions claim that meaning is based on a god or the supernatural, while humanists derive their meaning and values from the natural world. Secular humanism is a naturalistic, nonreligious worldview. Then: The naturalistic humanist approach is a much better basis for understanding that humans have a moral responsibility towards the rest of the natural world, than the biblical view that humans "have dominion over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."  (http://www.secularhumanism.org/library/fi/cherry_18_1.01.html)  We need to read the words of Paul: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. (Roman 1:25) Since they don’t believe in God, their belief proves the Word of God true.

Now let’s go back to Stark. Ellen Goodman, in her column March 23, 2007, (she called Stark a non-theist instead of an atheist) praised Stark for his statement, agreeing with those who called it courageous. In Goodman’s article, it is written that Stark denies that it takes courage to become the first admitted non-theist in the House.  (What’s wrong with the word atheist? Is it too strong even for Goodman?) But Stark disagreed with the word courageous. He said,  “What is courageous is to stand up in Congress and say, ‘Let’s tax the rich and give the money to poor kids’ That is pure Communism and exactly opposite of the Constitution. Goodman ended her article thusly: “There are many ways to be a true believer. Yes there is, and Stark and Goodman hold one of the beliefs. In Sorting It Out, it is obvious that Stark isn’t godless and neither is Goodman.

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