Global Secular Government?

Despite the faults of today's national government, a global secular government would be dramatically worse. A secular world government is a non-religious, political body that would make, interpret, and enforce a set of laws internationally. The secular belief (and ultimately the belief of this ruling body) revolves around the fact that just as humans evolve, so should government. They claim that we, as human beings, are perfectable, and believe that a global government, unified in the secular belief system, would bring peace to this world. While all of this sounds ideal in the fact that the world would finally become unified, this belief forgets man's innate sinful nature. Because man is sinful, man's law is sinful. Following a sinful set of laws, put into place all over the world, we will not at all be able to "evolve" and create a world of perfection. To continue, a global secular government, not at all rooted in God is inevitably unethical in its practice. The Understanding the Times curriculum claims regarding this, that "to cut off law from its ethical sources is to strike a terrible blow at the rule of law." With a global secular government, there is clearly no ethical accountability. Coincidentally, many worldviews integrate the idea of an ideal government into their political beliefs. Marxists dream of the day when the proletariat will rise up and create the utopia of a classless society. Similarly, Cosmic Humanists work to reach a Collective Consciousness, through the "New World Order," which is their own ideal government. It is important to realize that however similar these religions may be in terms of political beliefs, they are really quite different.

Although a global secular government claims to create equality in the political system, it ultimately fails. A Secular Humanist government seeks to bring the world to order by changing human relationships. Furthermore, they seek to equalize people, getting rid of dominance and submissiveness, but they again forget to factor in man's sinful nature. Man simply cannot be equalized. As human beings we are prone to the idea of hierarchy, and crave leadership to guide us through life. Furthermore, a global secular government does little to create equality. Such government would ultimately oppress freedom of religion and eradicate the symbols of Christianity in an attempt to equalize every part of society. Government very much uses the "foot in the door policy," meaning that if it can control one area or aspect of society, it can ultimately control the others as well. Such a government would not only be dramatically overbearing, but it would take away the equality we can all experience now under a democracy which gives every citizen access to liberty through freedom of speech and religion to name a few.

One last fault of this government comes through the idea that because of the diversity of the world, unity cannot be an option. All around the world, people have different ideas regarding religion, values, morals, treatment of others, and priorities just to name a few. Another very important difference between the people of this world is the way in which they view government. Different cultures find different ways to implement government successfully, and a political system one country or culture may choose to use may not fit with another culture. The United States functions (arguably) very well under a democracy because of the "melting pot" of cultures in which it houses. However, as seen through the years of conflict with the Middle East, namely Iraq, a democracy would not work because of the Muslim religion, and the Shari'a law which they follow fervently. Despite the fact that we were all made in God's image, we are all different. Therefore, we must embrace these differences and work to create a government that works for our own, unique, individual culture. We must preserve these differences rather than forcibly conform to a global secular government which will in no way create peace in this broken world.

Abortion (argument #2)

I would, for the most part, agree with this claim, however some of the time, under some circumstances, under some situations, this statement does not hold true. It is amazing how much media has picked up on this issues that seems to be rapidly growing. Movies and tv shows alike portray teen pregnancy as if it were really no big deal, but in reality, it can cause great strain on the part of the mother, as well as everyone around her.
I believe it to be true that teen moms are more likely to leave school more often. Becoming a mother takes a certain level of maturity, responsibility, and drive which most teenagers have not acquired yet. When the responsibility of a baby comes into the picture on top of schoolwork, sports, friends, family, and extracurricular activities, teen mothers often snap under the weight of what they must deal with. Caring for the baby (if they plan on keeping it) becomes the priority as it very may well take a toll on their life and health as well. As a result, a mother who cannot go to school cannot get a job and support her baby, especially if the teen does not have a supportive family, or if a father figure for the baby is not in place.
As to the second claim regarding prenatal care, I believe that this varies from situation to situation. Teen mothers who have an emotionally and financially supportive family will most often be able to be provided with adequate prenatal care, making for a better, safer pregnancy. On the other hand, teens living without emotionally and/or financially stabilizing families will most likely be unable to receive the support they need to make it through the long months of pregnancy. This also comes into play with the third claim: that teen mothers rely on public assistance. When teens are unable to find support for themselves and their babies at home, they have no choice but to turn to public assistance. However, a stable home life will more often than not reduce a teen's need of public assistance.
I do agree with the fourth claim, that teen moms are more likely to develop health problems, yet again it rather depends on a situation. A rape victim may not only have physical damage done to them, but the experience may spark emotional problems as well. In the worst case, these emotional problems may lead the young mother to decide to abort the baby. Unfortunately, right now we live in a world where this is a completely acceptable option, and many teens who believe they cannot handle the responsibility of caring for a baby, often turn to this. Of course, this may only increase their emotional problems. Pregnancy in teens especially, can cause a lack of acceptance on the part of society, family members, and even peers. As a result, a pregnant teen may become very depressed, and feel completely ostracized.
I believe that this last claim is quite true: teen moms are more likely to end up getting divorced. To begin, most teens become pregnant by a boyfriend rather than a husband, and although they many have some commitment to each other, it is usually not enough to last through something as stressful and committing as the birth and caring of a human being. High school dating for the most part isn't about finding who you want to marry, but finding out what kind of qualities you are attracted to. For this reason, and the lack of interest in relationship commitment as well as the large responsibility a baby brings into the picture, most teen moms find themselves divorced, alone, and having to care for their baby on their own.
In conclusion, I believe that overall the odds are stacked against teen moms. Depending on their own unique situation however, the level of their depravity can vary. However, it must be noted that our society is beginning to grow and change itself to align with issues like teen pregnancy. Online schooling allows teen moms to receive an education without sacrificing their health or their baby's. Furthermore, free pregnancy clinics, and various types of public assistance and non profit organizations work to ease the stress, both emotion and physical, that teen moms must go through. We must, as Christians, work to raise awareness of the issues that come with teen pregnancy and urge society to take a Biblical approach regarding this issue, showing society that chastity wipes clean all of these problems.

Law #4

Equality and justice are both widely used words in the business of law and most specifically, Critical Legal Studies. Critical Legal Studies seeks, in fact, to embrace equality and justice by overturning social norms that do not represent the nation in the way it should be represented. Additionally, CLS lawyers see great flaws in the liberal legal system that is held on a pedestal today, and embrace the theories of postmodernism instead, aiming to deconstruct the law in order to overturn the oppressors and the oppressed. Equality and justice, however similar they may seem, are slightly different in meaning and use. Equality works to create a sense of "equalness" in quality, rank, or degree, while justice focuses more on the judgement of people, and the administration of punishment or reward. In a perfect legal system, justice works to bring equality to the world-this is how these two terms coincide. Critical Legal Studies lawyers believe that they bring equality to the world by breaking down the hierarchy of law, but equality may not always be right in every situation. In regards to homosexual marriage or abortion, we as Christians know that God does not want His people to partake in these things, but Critical Legal Studies lawyers look at these issues, see that homosexuals, for instance, are feeling "oppressed" and seek to change this by bringing equality to marriage. Similarly, CLS lawyers approach justice radically, as they want to turn the tables of law and make sure that the oppressed are no longer in disparaging situations. However, they will often go to extremes to make sure this happens, and although they may try to break hierarchy in law, it ultimately cannot be broken.


As Christians, we have a large responsibility to "do justice," which the Bible speaks adamantly about. We are, in fact, called to not only fear the Lord, but remember that God shows no partiality to any of His people. Therefore, we are equal in His eyes and are all under the wing of God's defense. We are to recognize this and "do justice" by loving those who are not loved, and change not only the way we view other people, but how the rest of the world views them as well. God doesn't look at the homeless man on the street any differently than he does at you or me, and we must ingrain that into our memories if we are to ever successfully "do justice" in the world. Similarly, Jeremiah commands us to carry out justice in this world by doing what we know to be right, to rescue the oppressed, and not waste our lives doing what we know to be wrong. We need to carry out these things in such a way that we set an example for everyone else! Although Jeremiah commands us to rescue the oppressed, we must not confuse this with the Critical Legal Studies' view of deconstructing law. Yes, we must rescue and help the oppressed, but do it in such a way that we help to sooth the cycle of oppression--not by radically changing the legal system that God has put into place for man to carry out. Micah reminds us that we must remember that God has given us the steps to act justly, and in order to carry out His will of "doing justice" we must be mercy givers to others. Furthermore, as James says we must not only help those who can't help themselves, but we must also keep ourselves from being polluted by the world so that we can set an example for others, and stop the terrible cycle of oppression the right way!