The Consequences of Secularism

The Consequence of Secularism in Ulster Society


Secularism, professes a desire to separate the Church from the State; in reality what Secularism is advocating is to remove God’s Word from the state. We need to remind ourselves that we are living in a Christian country; we are part of society that has the Word of God as foundational to our lives. Christian values and virtues are part of our culture; our state has its unwritten constitution in association with Biblical principles; our justice system is based on the Christian moral code; every state body, in general, has association with or is in some way identified with the Word of God.

Recently Secularism has found its way into Ulster society; it spread its way like a killer virus during the period of the troubles among the Ulster people; now, thanks primarily to the peace process, Secularism is firmly embedded in the power sharing executive. Using the auspices of, human rights, equality legislation, pluralism, multiculturalism and political correctness, Secularism has set about demolishing the Biblical foundation that has sustained our society for so long.

The consequences of Secularism are all too apparent; Christian values that once exemplified our society, such as, ‘truth, honesty, justice, purity, virtue, praise, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance’, have been wickedly carried away. Secularism has established the very opposite of these Christian virtues in our midst, such as; ‘adultery, fornication, idolatry, hatred, wrath, strife, heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, unrighteousness, covetousness, maliciousness, deceit, backbiting, haters of God, disobedient to parents, covenant breakers and without natural affection.

Secularism seeks to control the state by legislation based on human reasoning which has placed a strangle hold on society; for example, the justice system has become inoperable due to exaggerated human rights legislation; equal rights and equal opportunities along with political correctness have ruined recruitment and employment; pluralism is robbing society of its identity. With the advance of Secularism, Churches are gathering in ecumenical huddles where they will rot in spiritual error as the approaching darkness of atheism gathers. It is time for evangelical Protestants to resist this monstrous evil and return to simple, saving ‘faith in God’.


Rev Mervyn Cotton (Heb13:6)