Healing the planet, with faith
As the government continues to grapple with the value of environmentalism, religious groups forgo politics and draw on their faith to heal the planet.
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“If you look at the civil rights movement or the abolition of slavery, they wouldn’t have happened without the religious or moral voice,” Bingham says.
And. . .there would have been no need for these movements if the vast majority of religious people had not supported slavery and segregation.
"More than 80 percent of U.S. inhabitants — nearly 259 million people — identify with a major organized religion."
So, the 20 percent who don't identify and the countless.... More
That's of course "Not About Faith." Pray to Zeus, Hera, Baal, Adonai, Jesus, Allah, Goddess and the rest for my typing fingers, will you?
There is only nature. We have one planet, and one biosphere that we share with all life on the planet. Like it or not, we are all a part of one system, and we people have upset the balance of that system.
It is time to forget "faith" and quit relying on the god who is a myth. We are better to study science than to learn religion.
But if the "Stewardship Doctrine" can get people out of their SUVs and into recycling then lets go for it. God said ... Be fruitful, and multiply, and.... More
respect for the earth is a great idea, just as much as respect for one another. To Sheila Z's point, God IS in fact in everything (if you can imagine) , and winds of change can sometimes be a good thing.
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Very good questions. I asked my self that same question last night on my way home after rolling my window down and tossing a mcdonalds bag and cup out! Pretty sad huh?
Sheila Z - you are absolutely correct. What if we considered all water "holy" not just what you find in a church?
This is great news. Religious groups are very powerful, and if they are advocating positive change for the environment, this is a great step.
As a younger person, I was always taught by religious folks that the Earth is a gift from God to do with as we please. That it was made for us to dominate. I think that's exactly what we are witnessing.
No one ever listens to the part about being good stewards.
I think the removal of God (as an external being) from the self, from the land, from the animals is what makes it "OK" for most religions to not consider the value of these things. Tribal cultures consider God in every thing (including rocks) - they respect them all. Their ancient wisdom is so much smarter than our modern day progress.
