Question

Which of the following statements is an example of a humanist point of view?
"We can know the world around us through our empirical senses."
"Human reason can discover a great deal of truth about the world around us."
"There is no reason to return to old ideas."
"We can look to the past in order to improve the present."
Multiple Choice 3 points
How would someone from the Religious Right likely respond to his church's decision to appoint an openly lesbian pastor who is married to another woman?
He would brag about it to his friend who attended a less accepting church.
He would pray for God to bless the new pastor with material riches and physical health.
He would celebrate that his church was finally paying attention to the oppressed minorities in society.
He would leave for a more evangelical church which held a more traditional stance on LBGTQ issues.
Multiple Choice
3 points
Why would a Christian fundamentalist condemn a liberal Protestant as heretical?
Liberal Protestants reject the conclusions of the Jesus Seminar.
Liberal Protestants choose to worship only in their homes.
• Liberal Protestants follow the theology developed by Charles Hodge of Princeton University.
Liberal Protestants reject biblical inerrancy.

Answer 1

1) "Human reason can discover a great deal of truth about the world around us." — this expresses a humanist emphasis on human reason.

2) He would leave for a more evangelical church which held a more traditional stance on LGBTQ issues. — the Religious Right would likely reject such a decision and attend a more conservative congregation.

3) Liberal Protestants reject biblical inerrancy. — fundamentalists condemn liberal Protestants mainly because they deny the Bible is without error.