Secularism is a Religion

This blog post is dedicated to the British Conservative Party, particularly Messrs. Daniel Hannan and David Cameron.

I recently read this passionate article by journalist and Telegraph blogger Cristina Odone. It tells the shocking tale of a loving couple being denied permission to act as foster parents for children because of their Christian views. The exact reason? Owen and Eunice Johns (the couple in question) opposed homosexuality on religious grounds. Now it did not seem to matter to the High Court that they had already successfully raised 15 (FIFTEEN) foster children. It seems to me raising this many children is an example of Christian charity, wouldn't you say? I particularly like the way the author of the article points out the clear hypocrisy of the judges and other government officials who still spend their days swearing on the Bible and invoking God here, there, and everywhere.
But all this is just a way of introducing my main subject: Secularism as a religion. Having no more religious idol to worship secularists turn to the only one authority they all seem to recognize: The State. This terrible phenomenon is called "Statolatry". To them the State is Almighty. It is supposed to deliver all and has a right to all. Questioning its power or existence is just utterly ridiculous. How could a world exist without the state? How would we all live without the state? Aren't all these statements above what could be said by Christians in the Dark Ages, if you replaced the word 'state' with the word 'God'? Clearly this is a form religion. In fact I would claim that the largest religion in the world in not Christianity - it is Statolatry. Nobody even questions the state, it just 'IS'. The entire philosophy of the state can therefore be labeled as a type of theology. I have previously written on this blog (here and here) that Christian theology is often illogical and inconsistent because it is based on simple beliefs in something strangely unprovable. Theologians assume that God exists before they make their argument - his existence is a basic premise. The same is true for very many political philosophers ("State Theologians"). They either assume that the state must exist or that the state is always beneficial (without presenting evidence or deductive proofs). If you want to find who these fools are, look mostly at modern so-called political scientists (whose profession has nothing whatsoever to do with science). A good example is Francis Fukuyama - the great NeoCon theorist.
There are many other characteristics that Statolatry shares with other religions. It has its rituals (those funny things Congressmen do at the start of session), ceremonies (parades and such), temples (LINCOLN MONUMENT!), priests (with special robes and outfits if you look at the judges), and many other things in common with conventional religion.
And most of all, it is INTOLERANT, ENCOURAGES DEPENDENCY, and PROMOTES COLLECTIVISM.

Galileo once wrote to a certain Duchess the following words: "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use."
I fully agree with Mr. Galilei and for that same reason I reject Statolatry and the State!