PPT-TITLE: Responding to the Secular Myth

TEXT Acts 168 Daniel 221 THEME The believer should trust and obey God in that He alone knows the direction of history Carl Sagan on Cosmos The cosmos is all that is or ever was or ever will be . The Truth About . The Requirements And The Process. Presented by: Evera Spears, Coordinator, Admission Evaluation . University of California, Office of the President. The purpose of this presentation is to dispel myths and rumors that we all have heard. . John Cook. Climate Literacy and Environmental Awareness Network. Date: 4 April 2012. http://. sks.to. /. iphone. http://. sks.to. /. iphone. http://. sks.to. /. iphone. http://. sks.to. /. iphone. One Model of the Human Brain. . Myth #1: The purpose and focus of Concurrent Enrollment is to accumulate as much college credit as possible while still in high school.. BUSTED. !. Myth #2:. UVU . Concurrent Enrollment Credit does not transfer to other schools. Credit is only good at UVU.. Mission and Purpose. 2. Our . mission. is to increase the visibility and respect for nontheistic viewpoints in the United States, and to protect and strengthen the secular character of our government as the best guarantee of freedom for all.. THEOLOGY. The Start. Humanism at it’s very core denies god and focuses on the power of humanity. The supernatural is rejected and the power of humankind is celebrated.. They seek to become the best human being possible through their own means—evolution, education, philosophy, etc.. Language and Myth. Time and Myth. Sacred Time vs. Profane Time. History and Myth. Civic Myth. Morality and Myth . . the projection of human features or qualities on the divine. Mean = 2.8214. theriomorphism. Everyone is doing it!!!. Don't believe everything you hear…it may seem like everyone’s doing it, but in reality, less than half (48%) of all high school students have ever had sex. People lie and exaggerate and can talk a good game when it comes to sex. But in the end, it doesn't matter who's telling the truth or not. The only truth that matters is what's best for you.. Local Church/State Activism. By Amanda Scott. The movement behind ‘In God We Trust’. In . 2002, . Bakersfield Council member . Jacquie Sullivan . pushed the Council to display 'In . God We Trust' in the council chambers at City . Hear you nothing that I say?”.  .      – Yoda, from . The Empire Strikes Back. .. Who is Sisyphus?. What is a Sisyphean. Task. ?. Why is the study of myth a Sisyphean Task?. How. i. s Star Wars. . . The Myth. The Egyptian flood myth . began with . the sun god Ra, who feared that people were going to overthrow him. He sent the goddess . Hathor. , . who was his eye, to punish the people. But she killed so many that their blood, flowing into the . Fact or Myth?. There are currently biological nano-machines that naturally exist in your body.. FACT. Viruses are nano-sized biological machines that currently exist inside the body. Viruses can self-replicate within a cell, which means that virus parts spontaneously come together to create new viruses.. Responding Faithfully. 18 So Moses went back to his father-in-law Jethro and said to him, “Let me go, so that I may return to my relatives in Egypt and see if they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.” 19 The LORD said to Moses in Midian, “Go back to Egypt, because all the men who were seeking your life are dead.” 20 Then Moses took his wife and sons and put them on a donkey and headed back to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand. . Read each of the following statements (about a famous person) and decide if the statements are a fact or a myth (false belief).. If you are unsure, make your best educated guess!. Record your answer (“fact” or “myth”) for each statement on your record sheet.. What is a Myth?. A myth is a story involving symbols, metaphors & allegories that are usually capable of multiple meanings.. They are used to convey meaning that goes beyond our everyday experiences.