One of the most pervasive contemporary notions is the philosophy of secularism. It is almost single-handedly responsible for the outright hostility to the Christian faith in the public and private discussions of our day. Secularism is nothing less than the transitory belief between the Christian and the pagan. As we see our culture resembling pagan Rome and Carthage more than our Protestant past, that we are undergoing a significant transition is undeniable. And secularism is that stepping stone to paganism and barbarism.
Secularism is primarily concerned with the here and now.
It dictates that all understanding about reality and life must be understood and judged individually by present time. By denying that there is anything in life beyond what we can experience now, it by definition excludes the proposition of a transcendent God, a fixed set of moral norms and any concern for anyone else but you. Hence man becomes the center of being and existence, or rather, man becomes god. A practical outworking of secularism today is the requirement for Christians to compartmentalize their faith strictly to private expression. Whereas secularists have no problem implementing their pagan faith in public life, anything remotely touching on the spiritual or supernatural is automatically suspect and summarily condemned.