The morality of the universal urge to be unselfish is recognized by all; secularism ascribes this to the material mind, while religion acknowledges it as a response to the inner spirit leadings. [1]
Materialism, atheism, is the ultimate expression of ugliness, the peak of the finite contrast to beauty, while the pinnacle of beauty lies in the unity of various elements stemming from a harmonious reality. [2] Secularism broke church control but now risks establishing a new godless type of domination over modern man. [3] True religion, not secularism, is the only power that can lastingly increase responsiveness to the sufferings of others. [4]
Do not surrender the beneficent gains of secularism, which have contributed to tolerance, social service, and civil liberties, despite its mistake of revolting against God. [5]
Man can be morally good and idealistic by grafting humanistic branches onto his spiritual nature, even if he intellectually denies God, but such a godless religion lacks true survival values and spiritual growth. [6] The moral grandeur of the secularism of Nile Valley was unmatched by any other human religion on Urantia. [7] The uncompromised teachings of Jesus will conquer secularism and bring about a new epoch of spiritual enlightenment and moral quickening. [8]
The barren secularism of the man in the street and mechanistic naturalism of supposedly educated men lack spiritual values, faith, hope, and eternal assurances. [9]
Religion, as a personal spiritual experience, leads to the adjustment of self to others, highlighting the importance of social service in religious life despite untrue humanist teachings. [10]
Secularism frees man from ecclesiastical slavery only to betray him into political and economic bondage, sold into the tyranny of the totalitarian state. [11]
The devastating influence of twentieth-century secularism blights the spiritual experience of millions of unsuspecting souls, threatening to establish a new and godless type of mastery over the hearts and minds of modern man. [12] Secularism's rejection of God leads to war, global catastrophe, and societal unrest. [13]
Complete secularization of science, education, industry, and society will lead to disastrous consequences, as exemplified by the appalling destruction caused by materialism and secularism in the first third of the twentieth century, with even more severe consequences anticipated in the future. [14]