“The emergence of a more visible presence for atheists — even in a deeply conservative state like South Carolina — does signal a change on America’s religious landscape. Their stated plan to follow the example of the gay rights movement is a shrewd move. Time will reveal if the strategy leads to an increased public influence for atheists and agnostics.”
http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=3706
This quote comes from an article written by Albert Mohler of Southern Baptist Seminary on his blog. He references newspaper coverage of a movement called “Secular Humanist of the Low Country” which is based in Charleston, SC. That a movement which desires to assert atheism could exist in a state like ours should alert us to a sincere neglect and problem in our Christianity. Further that atheists in this movement would look to the gay rights movement for inspiration should further make us aware of how little the Christian message has penetrated society’s thinking. The atheist group in Charleston already had a billboard stating, “Don’t believe in God? You’re not alone.”Dr. Mohler is much more optimistic than I am. He tells us that time will tell. I tell you that time is a witness against us. In Britain, Europe, New England and dare I say now in Charleston, if the church allows itself to become lax then the world will overcome. In fact one of the fast growing mission fields is formerly evangelized countries! Read the rest of this entry »
