Perhaps I'll start with this one. I shouldn't be surprised, I'm sure, but I still am regardless. At just the time we need to bring everyone in to address this issue, radicals from the "religious right" step in to act as corporate lackeys to cloud the issue. Watch this video.
Yes, that's right. Environmentalism is a false god that will destroy your Christian faith, bring down God, indoctrinate your children, establish global governance, turn us all into pagans, and so on and so forth. It's hard to find a place to begin attacking the stupidity and wrong-headed assumptions about this video. Just when people start to grown concerned about the state of the environment, the useful idiots are sent in to assure us that, it's ok, don't recycle, keep driving your Hummer, dump oil in the Gulf, whatever. Just don't worry, because God gave us dominion over the earth and we can do whatever the heck we want because God will take care of us.
Well, a person is perfectly free to believe that rubbish, but how about showing some concern, taking simple action, just in case God decides to let humanity swing in the wind because of our actions? She mentions "environmental stewardship," but disregards it entirely after that. The good steward doesn't just throw up their hands and say, "Oh well, I'll just do whatever and hope everything works out ok," they actively work to ensure a good end.
We are faced with very real problems, problems that require informed action. These problems will not just go away because we collectively decide to ignore them, and misinformed opinions from these morons certainly won't help. Recycle, turn off the lights when you leave the room, walk somewhere instead of driving if possible, perhaps consider taking a shorter shower or not using plastic bags. Hey, maybe even write your Senator in support of wind energy. I'm sure it won't make Jesus mad if you do, and it certainly won't turn you into a goddess-worshiping pagan.
Yes, that's right. Environmentalism is a false god that will destroy your Christian faith, bring down God, indoctrinate your children, establish global governance, turn us all into pagans, and so on and so forth. It's hard to find a place to begin attacking the stupidity and wrong-headed assumptions about this video. Just when people start to grown concerned about the state of the environment, the useful idiots are sent in to assure us that, it's ok, don't recycle, keep driving your Hummer, dump oil in the Gulf, whatever. Just don't worry, because God gave us dominion over the earth and we can do whatever the heck we want because God will take care of us.
Well, a person is perfectly free to believe that rubbish, but how about showing some concern, taking simple action, just in case God decides to let humanity swing in the wind because of our actions? She mentions "environmental stewardship," but disregards it entirely after that. The good steward doesn't just throw up their hands and say, "Oh well, I'll just do whatever and hope everything works out ok," they actively work to ensure a good end.
We are faced with very real problems, problems that require informed action. These problems will not just go away because we collectively decide to ignore them, and misinformed opinions from these morons certainly won't help. Recycle, turn off the lights when you leave the room, walk somewhere instead of driving if possible, perhaps consider taking a shorter shower or not using plastic bags. Hey, maybe even write your Senator in support of wind energy. I'm sure it won't make Jesus mad if you do, and it certainly won't turn you into a goddess-worshiping pagan.
It's too bad they can't think about the Earth for what it is. An island in a sea of inhospitable ocean. Once it's ruined, there isn't any fixing it.
ReplyDeleteAll their confidence in God notwithstanding, I'd rather we be cautious and not poison the only planet we have.
It's almost like this Christian dismissal of environmental responsibility is some kind of knee jerk reaction to Al Gore or something. He's a Democrat and we all know someone who is a Democrat is only out to destroy their "values".
It's like all the negativity about Obama. No matter what he does, they have to oppose it, just because he doesn't have an (R) behind his name. John McCain could have won and done exactly the same things Obama has, and they'd be cheering that "Godly values" were being upheld. It's a sorry case of knee jerk opposition, facts be damned.
Wow, these people are so stupid.
ReplyDeleteEven if you assume there is a God and that that God did give us dominion over the Earth, it's still stupid.
If God did give us that Dominion, just like he would have supposedly given us free will and desired for us to use it wisely, it would want us to do the same for the Earth.
There is neither rhyme nor reason behind them.