The Freedom From Religion Foundation

The son of Pres. Ronald Reagan, unabashed atheist Ron Reagan, is a spokesman and advertises for the Freedom From Religion Foundation saying that he is "not afraid of burning in hell."  Actually, God doesn't seek to save us by scaring us to death or threatening us, though this does work for some (to others it's counterproductive), to convict us of our sin and need for Him--the unsaved see no need for God.  Hell doesn't just stand for fire and brimstone, but a place of torments, which is different for everyone.  God doesn't punish in hell beyond what strict justice demands and is known for tempering His justice with mercy.  The wicked get their comeuppance or recompense in hell because the earth is not adequate enough retribution.  Ron Reagan may not be afraid of the fires of hell, but there is something he does dread and is afraid of and God knows what that is.  I believe there are no atheists in foxholes--perhaps Ron Reagan has never faced death!  He's lived such a protected and sheltered life--what does he know of fear?  No one is completely fearless.

Now, back to Ron Reagan's stand against the influence of religion in America.  If he's an atheist, where did he get his sense of right and wrong from?  If there is no God, according to Dostoevsky, all things are permissible.  Without God in the equation there is no ultimate standard of right and wrong, good and evil--it's all relative.  Who's to say that religion is a bad thing?  But the fact is that this is an anti-American organization because the US Constitution doesn't grant freedom from religion but freedom of religion--two entirely different concepts.

Our nation cannot coerce nor establish a religion but recognizes individual rights to worship as one chooses.  These atheists have become anti-theists in their animus against the One they claim doesn't exist.  But Americans have the inherent right conferred by God as unalienable to practice their worship of God as they see fit.  But we also have the right to be an influence (the free exercise thereof) but not to enforce our faith on our society, just like any other group, which may be a reflection of our religious viewpoints. On the other hand, evolution is taught as a religion or anti-religion even so religiously.

Why is Ron Reagan so worried about the influence of religion?  Nearly every positive social movement has been done in the name of God:  from the end of the gladiators and slavery in Rome, to public education, to women's and children's labor rights, to voting rights, to freedom from slavery in the US (actually freedom is a gift of Christianity), to the founding of manifold institutions of higher learning, and even of such charitable organizations such as the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, leprosariums, and hospitals, among other relief organizations worldwide.  The list goes on and no one denies that Christians have made a positive impact on the world.  Just ask yourself, "How many relief organizations or noble causes have been founded by atheists?  Would you even go to a hospital for atheists?  It is not true that the world would've been better hadn't Christ been born.

The church admittedly has made mistakes such as the Inquisition, the Thirty-Years War, the witch hunts, and the Crusades, but look at the slaughter of millions done in the name of Marxism!  More evil has been done in the name of atheism bar none.  Secular historian H. G. Wells said in Outline of History that Jesus Christ is "easily the most dominant figure in history."  The track record of atheists speaks for itself, but the track record of Christianity also speaks for itself; even atheist Bertrand Russell said that "what the world needs is more Chrisitan love."  The notion that Christianity has contributed nothing good to the world, as Madalyn Murray O'Hair has suggested, is ludicrous.

The agenda of the Secularists is to remove Christianity from the marketplace and any influence in the public square. The high courts have established Secular Humanism as a bona fide religion and its influence in the public square is "religious."  Our forefathers were highly religious and sought the providence of God in framing our Consitution.  The secularization of society is something we ought to beware of and be on the lookout for, as well as be prepared for and informed for the fight.    

There is no "social gospel" but the Second Great Commission is to reform society and seek the betterment of the culture (cf. Jer. 29:7).  We are the salt and light of the sinful world.  The world is a better place due to the Christian impact and credit should be given where credit is due.  Secularists are fine with Christians as long as they keep their faith privatized, but when they apply it in the public square and preach in the open marketplace of ideas, they object and think that this is solely their domain.  We must not concede the world to the secularists, but declare our colors!  Soli Deo Gloria!