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I consider being pro-environment part of the Pro-Life spectrum.
Does that mean following one particular side in it's presentation of "correct" environmental activity? Because there is a lot of debate between both sides over which is more beneficial.
I don't think that when God says to us that He gives us the keys to the kingdom that He is speaking to us as individuals. I believe that He gives us the keys collectively. We decide what we are going to accept or reject as a group. As individuals, we have to advocate for our positions. Granted, there are certain conditions. One of those is whether a sense of morality enters into the discussion. What do we do with it, though, if it does?
As individuals, we use our faith to head in certain directions. We are, essentially, trying to fulfill something important, like finding a role for ourselves or discovering what we want out of life. Maybe, sometimes, we are giving ourselves the love that we have always been denied for one reason or another? God asks us to understand that we aren't the only ones. For most of us, this is where morality comes in. Those others also have to live with what we make of our lives, especially those others upon whom our actions have a more direct impact. If we don't listen to them, we won't know whether we have gone too far.
But, even if they are affected significantly, we may still have a case for our way. I think these sort of contentious definitions, where the way that emerges may be a compromise after all, have a way of cycling through to answers which at times favor those we perceive more as the victims of someone who went too far, or, at other times, more toward respecting those who invest and work hard to get what they want. You see this in arguments about labor in business, for instance. And it is pertinent concerning the environment.
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For if you really believe that God created all of nature, the animals, the plants the fresh air and clean water..why do you overall support a political party and agenda which is anathema to the environment and nature? And why don't your teachings and behavior reflect stewardships for God's masterpiece? One only needs to look to the recent push by the GOP to dismantle the EPA and their abominable efforts to favor big polluters and raping of existing resources..and the deafening silence from just about every pulpit on these matters.
I am no longer a Christian, but I must say, one of the first things that turned me off to Christianity was the total silence and insensitivity towards nature and environmental conservation which I experienced in just about every church.
And if you claim to follow the bible, why don't you hearken towards Deut which implies that 'if you defile the land, it will vomit you out?' Or how about 'God will destroy those who destroy the earth' in Rev 11? If you look deeply at your behaviors and attitudes, that one SHOULD really frighten you! The irony of it all is that when folks witness the damage which will soon increase to a critical level, they will surely blame the gays and the unbelievers.
I find the attitude of most Christians rather sickening, as they view the planet as a big disposable diaper, and also see the current destruction of nature as just fulfillment of bible prophecy. I guess they just aren't smart enough to realize that religious practices of domination and subduing of the planet are creating this self fulfilling prophecy. What we need is a new spirituality which reverences the creator by honoring his masterpiece- what we have now is the total opposite.
I think a lot of it is the part in the bible that talks about man's dominion over the earth, so some take it to mean they can do what they want to nature and the planet.
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