The post provides a deep insight into the best ways to communicate one’s Cristian view to the advocates of Secular Humanism. Indeed, since, in Secular Humanism worldview, the ideal of freedom is the inadmissibility of any form of totalitarianism and the rule of law, it is best to approach its advocates with kindness and understanding. Secular Humanism worldview opposes all kinds of repression and dogma, so it is good advice to build conversation as a discussion but not as an instruction. Moreover, Secular Humanism worldview is based on critical thinking and assumes the possibility and necessity of deducing moral norms without religious revelation.
Remembering that, one should discuss the word of the gospel not as a kind of guidance that we, Christians, take it to be, but as rules that have the truth within them due to their high moral value. Being the adepts of critical thinking, Secular Humanism advocates are more likely to share the beliefs expressed in the gospel when they see them not as a dogma but as the best practices that have been critically reconsidered and have stood the test of times.
At the same time, the post provides good advice not to wait too much from conversations with Secular Humanism adepts since it may be difficult to convince them of the truth of the scripture. Nevertheless, the God told us “To be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid… for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee” (Deuteronomy 31:6). Therefore, I would not despair if my attempts to communicate the truth of the gospel to non-believers prove to be unsuccessful. Even if they do not believe the Bible, we can still share Christian practices of mercy, non – possessiveness and love for all living things and develop relations built on trust and respect for each other’s differences.
Reference
Bible (1985). Chrysalis.