PLAIN TRUTH IN PLANE TERMS – DEFINITIONS
Anarchy: a society without a government or laws. (Fortunately it does not last long but some have used it as a means of political takeover.)
Cult: 1) Christian context: any group (such as Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses and Unitarians) popularly considered to be within the Christian religion, but which deviates from Biblical, orthodox, historical Christianity by denying such essentials as: the Fall of man/original sin; Christ’s deity, physical resurrection, and/or personal return to earth; or Salvation by faith in Christ alone. This distinction is based on doctrine. 2) General context: any group which has a pyramid type authoritarian leadership structure with all teaching and guidance coming from the person or persons at the top; may claim to be the only way to God; Nirvana; Paradise; Ultimate Reality; Full Potential, Way to Happiness etc, and will use thought reform or mind control techniques to gain control and keep their members. This distinction is based not on doctrine but on behavior and covers cults within all major world religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, along those which have no obvious religious base.
Deism: a belief that God exists and that he created the world but now stands completely removed from it.
Democracy: a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly; government by the people-majority rule. When an issue is to be decided, the entire population votes on it. Rule by the will of the majority.
Eastern Religions: most have Hindu origins, existed B.C.; have undergone many transformations; whether God exists is not important since man himself is divine; believe in reincarnation-all suffering is deserved; followers consider themselves “enlightened” above others; “mind over matter”.
Fascism: a regime that exalts the nation or race above the individual; an autocratic government (dictatorship) with the power to suppress opposition by force.
Islam: Muslim religious doctrine based on the belief that Allah is the sole deity, Mohammed is his prophet and the Quran is his written word. Jesus is recognized as a prophet but not God who came in the flesh.
Liberalism: 1) Classic: a political philosophy based on belief in progress, the essential goodness of man, individual freedom and protection of political and civil liberties. 2) Modern (Progressivism): a political philosophy that advocates political change and social improvement by government action; not bound by authoritarianism, tradition or orthodoxy – such as a Constitution. Libertarianism: a political philosophy that upholds unrestricted liberty of thought and action. The people have complete freedom with minimal interference by the government.
Marxism/Leninism: a political philosophy advocating the overthrow of the elite privileged class (Bourgeoisie) by the oppressed working class (Proletariat) to create a classless society ruled by socialist labor principles; “matter over mind”. (Marx treated religion with contempt – Lenin treated it with hatred.)
Materialism: a philosophy based on the belief that scientific laws are adequate to account for all phenomena; it denies any supernatural significance.
Monarchy: a nation ruled by a single person who reigns as king, queen or emperor; power is usually inherited for life.
Naturalism: a system of thought holding that all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes and laws (philosophy); the doctrine that all religious truths are derived from nature and natural causes and not from revelation (theology); conduct or thought prompted by natural desires or instincts.
Nihilism: a philosophy that denies the existence of any basis for knowledge or moral truth; traditional values are unfounded; results in the notion that existence is senseless and useless.
Occult: religious expression containing but not limited to the worship of self as the supreme will, the conjuring and manipulation of supernatural influences, agencies, or phenomena or some secret knowledge of them for one’s own purposes and gain.
Oligarchy: government by the few. A small group exercises control often for corrupt and/or selfish purposes.
Pantheism: the worship of all gods of all creeds, cults and people in equal fashion.
Republic: a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and to elect officers and representatives responsible to them. The elected representatives govern with the consent of the people. Rule by law.
Secular Humanism: a philosophy of life centered on human interests and values; stresses an individual’s dignity and worth through reason; indifferent to, rejects or excludes religion or religious considerations.
Secularism: religious skepticism or indifference; the view that religious considerations should be excluded from civil affairs or public education. Secularism was the word adopted by George Jacob Holyoake in the early 1850s to describe a system of morals and social action shaped exclusively by this-worldly considerations, irrespective of religious beliefs. The word was derived from the secular education movement for the complete separation of religious teaching from other forms of education.
Totalitarianism: a government in which the citizen is totally subject to the state’s authority. All aspects of life are under strict control and opposition is forcefully suppressed.
Total Truth: The All-knowing God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and His Son, Christ Jesus, who is the Way and the Truth and the Life and the Holy Spirit who Jesus sent to teach and lead every Christian into all Truth. They are the Total Truth!
Sources for definitions: Answers.com, Dictionary.com, Jan Groenveld “Identifying a Cult,” Meriam-Webster Online, Summit Ministries, Wikipedia.
ENDNOTES
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