Clergy in the Classroom: The Religion of Secular Humanism [Paperback]

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

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Publication Date: 2002

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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Dr. David A. Noebel, president of Summit Ministries, has been a college professor, college president and candidate for the U.S. Congress. He holds a B.A. from Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and a M.A. from the University of Tulsa, and was a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin. He is an author, editor, public speaker, and ordained minister. He is recognized as an expert on worldview analysis and the decline of morality and spirituality in Western Civilization. He travels worldwide lecturing in high schools, universities, and churches. David has been a guest on numerous national radio and television programs. He has authored a number of books, including Understanding the Times, The Marxist Minstrels, Communism, Hypnotism and the Beatles, Rhythm, Riots and Revolution, The Beatles, The Homosexual Revolution, The Legacy of John Lennon, The Slaughter of the Innocent, War, Peace and the Nuclear Freeze, AIDS, he is co-author of Clergy in the Classroom, and The New York Times Best Selling book Mind Siege with Tim LaHaye. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Summit Ministries; 2nd edition (2002)
• ISBN-10: 0936163283
• ISBN-13: 978-0936163284
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,477,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent revalation of the Secular Humanist strategy, March 14, 2002

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Asle Ottar Ystebø (Eikefjord Norway) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clergy in the classroom: The religion of secular humanism (Paperback)

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.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FACTUAL book: can't argue with black and white facts!, May 13, 2010

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Sophie Firmin (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Clergy in the Classroom: The Religion of Secular Humanism (Paperback)

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...