by Maureen Totterer

Created on: April 03, 2010   Last Updated: September 28, 2010

Humanism is a religion. Humanism celebrates the human race by raising man into the spiritual realm of deity. In reality Humanism is the exact opposite of mainstream religion although today humanistic influence is found everywhere including mainstream religion. Just  as "a little leaven leaveneth the whole loaf" a little sprinkling of Humanism here and there tends to eliminate our awareness of the God of the Bible, and in doing so, replaces the only true God with man.

Humanism elevates homo sapiens to the level of  God's playing field. Many Humanists consider themselves as gods. Humanism dates all the way back to the Book of Genesis. Indeed, the animal serpent created by God predicted to Eve, "ye shall be as gods." The war has been raging ever since the serpent uttered these words in the Garden of Eden.

Humanism - a philosophy or attitude that is concerned with human beings, their achievements and interests, rather than with the abstract beings and problems of theology.

Religion - the spiritual or emotional attitude of one who recognizes the existence of a super human power or powers.

Atheism, mainstream religions, earth-based religions, progressivism and socialism all have elements of Humanism.

Genesis holds the key to understanding Humanism as a religion. Yes, man is evil. Otherwise homo sapiens wouldn't sin. Man will never achieve the sinless perfection of God but that won't prevent Humanism from progressing from the Garden of Eden in Genesis all the way to one world religion in the Book of Revelation. God vs Man, Deity vs Humanity, Good vs Evil are the predominant themes of Genesis.

Humanism downplays sin thereby eliminating our consciousness of it. For example, abortion has been the law of the land since 1973. The legalization of 25 million abortions to date continues to be opposed by the majority of Americans while embraced by a minority of Americans. Why are so many Humanists pro-abortion?  One would think that a religion which celebrates the human race would embrace and highly regard the human embryo in all it's glory and wonder. The contradiction between elevating the human race and abortion is in their minds. They just don't recognize the contradiction. They are blinded to it.

What can be more god-like than being the one who decides which human being will live and which human being will die? It is the ultimate power decision that places a human being on the same level as God or frankly, in place of God. Indeed, Humanist homo sapiens morph themselves into gods through the sacrifice of their own known as human abortion.

Humanists see abortion as a choice not a sin. Eve was presented with a choice by the serpent in the Garden of Eden though told by God if she ate of the fruit of that particular tree, she would "surely die." We are all born with a sin nature although Humanism seeks to replace sin with choice. Humanists believe people today aren't sinful. People today have "issues" and make bad choices instead of healthy choices.

Genesis reveals the stark contrast between God and man attempting to be God. Cain and Abel each made a sacrifice to God. God required an animal sacrifice. Cain offered the fruit of the ground as his sacrifice to God. Abel offered the correct and pleasing animal sacrifice to God. God accepted Abel's sacrifice but rejected Cain's sacrifice. Cain chose his own way. Abel chose God's way.

Substituting humans for God by worshipping humans instead of God is the essence of Humanism. Where there is worship, there is religion. Where there is religion, there is Humanism. Humanism is a religion.

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