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Essay / Humanism in the Battle for the Spirit by Tim LaHaye
Tim LaHaye is one of the most influential religious leaders in the United States today. In 2001, the Evangelical Studies Bulletin named him the most influential Christian leader of the past quarter century. He is best known for the apocalyptic fiction series Left Behind, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. However, this article will talk about LaHaye's book, The Battle for the Mind, which is one of his most important works but was not included in the Left Behind series. In The Battle for the Mind, published in 1980, LaHaye explains how conservative Christians could "take back America" around a conservative political agenda and, from the perspective of anthropology, focuses on the fight against modernity among those who reject it, although LaHaye is unlikely to think in those terms. In this book, LaHaye clearly identifies what he sees as the true enemy of American Christians. He uses the phrase “secular humanism” to describe the enemy, but gives it a new conspiratorial definition. Simply put, humanism is man's attempt to solve his problems independently of God. According to LaHaye, humanism seems so credible and logical to the man who does not understand the wisdom of God, that it is easily adopted by the masses. He also believes that the current wave of crime and violence can be blamed directly on secular humanism. Tim LaHaye said, "Unless our nation's leaders and enough American citizens realize the truth about humanism, it will ultimately lead to anarchy, and our culture will be destroyed." He also mentions Dr. Francis Schaeffer and how he warned people that the ultimate end of humanism is always chaos. Therefore, LaHaye asks people to believe and be aware...... middle of paper ...... in the meantime, LaHaye invites everyone to pray, especially to pray for those in the government who take the decisions that largely determine what we will do. live. He stands by his suggestions by asking people to continue to share their faith, to show concern and compassion for the victims of humanism, to promote a national campaign to register Christians, to volunteer to help with the campaign pro-moral candidates, to work vigorously to expose amoral candidates and incumbents, to become Inform and enlighten your friends and neighbors, consider running for public office, join local, state and national pro-moral organizations, speak out and write vigorously on moral issues, contribute to good pro-moral causes, and help other pro-moral people. organizations. LaHaye firmly believes that if people follow these suggestions, America can still be saved from secular humanism and the world will not be destroyed..