Let's say that you're a Christian, and you believe that God created the Earth...

[Hugabear]

Wouldn't it stand to reason that you should treat God's creation with the utmost respect? After all, it would seem almost sacrilegious to take something that God created, then turn around and shit all over it, pump all kinds of toxic pollutants into the ground, air, and water, and then oppose any efforts to clean it up.

[Neue Regel]

1. Yes

Not to get too technical, but it's not wise to crap where you eat.

[rustydog]

2. NO NO NO NO NO!!!! Is says there in the Bibble...Man is to have dominion over the earth

and every effin bird that flies, every fish that swims in mercury, every cow we turn into burgers!
Why do you hate america?

[Matariki]

8. Honest to god I saw some guy defending strip mining with that very biblical quote

an editorial on some news show, years ago. In all earnestness. He kept repeating "the bible commands us to go forth and *dominate* the earth". I think he also had an erection.

[roguevalley]

17. If you are a follower of Jesus the words that matter are the red ones

in the new testament. we have to protect the earth.

[Arkansas Granny]

21. I had one use that "logic" when we were discussing conserving resources so

we leave clean environment for generations to follow. Even if we use everything up, gawd will provide. Besides, he expects the rapture to happen before then, anyway.

[MattBaggins]

23. And gosh darn it dominion means subjugation and exploitation

everybody knows that

[SammyWinstonJack]

26. Apparently some god believers CAN have their cake and eat it too.

Isn't that special?

[shcrane71]

29. When people pull out that quote, I know to steer clear of them. They're often crazy.

[wakemewhenitsover]

3. Ah, but that would mean interfering with God's other creation: corporations...

Oh. Wait.

[Angry Dragon]

4. Now you did it

they may have to stop and think about that...............

[Drale]

5. Yes but then again I follow the teachings of John Muir

and respect and love for the earth and nature is one of the most basic tenets of Muirs philosphy.

[ohheckyeah]

6. Too many Christians

think that to have dominion over something means they have the right to abuse it. Some of them believe they have dominion over women and children and look how they treat them.

[think]

7. Perhaps one reaps what they sow

GALATIANS 6: 7-9 (KJV)
7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=you+reap+what+you+sow

[mick063]

9. Carl Sagan is my hero

If you have never seen episode two of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos", it is absolutley "must see" with respect to this discussion.


If one were to ask my religion, I would point to the link below and say this is it.

Believe me, the link will enlighten you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=p1Zh69TB0lU

At 35:20

"We need the plants much more than they need us."

[bhikkhu]

11. His book "The Demon Haunted World" is a fantastic read

...one long indictment of all kinds of things that have only gotten worse.

[bhikkhu]

10. God created, satan corrupted, god will return to destroy.

Its nuts, but that's their story.

Some of the worst of them (who for one reason or other all seem to live in the US) believe that destroying the earth while waiting for the big guy to get to it is somehow good and hurries things along.

[Major Nikon]

12. At one time being a respectful steward of the earth was considered virtuous to Christians

Not so much anymore.

[Johonny]

14. it's almost like it is written in the bible not to pollute the earth or something

oh wait it is.

"You shall not pollute the land in which you live.... You shall not defile the land in which you live, in which I also dwell; for I the LORD dwell among the Israelites." (Numbers 35:33-34)

"You must keep my decrees and my laws.... And if you defile the land, it will vomit you out as it vomited out the nations that were before you." (Leviticus 18:26, 28)

According to the Bible God made the Earth it is his and he likes it. So you better take care of it or else.

"To the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it." (Deuteronomy 10:14)

"The land shall not be sold in perpetuity, for the land is mine; with me you are but aliens and tenants. Throughout the land that you hold, you shall provide for the redemption of the land." (Leviticus 25:23-24)

[Hugabear]

15. Fundies seem to only like Old Testament verses that deal with smiting people

Especially gays and heathens

[treestar]

25. Thanks!

I am going to save those. I have righties who need to read them!

[BadgerKid]

13. Respect? Not necessarily.

There are people who believe(God has)/(there is) a better place "after Earth" so do as you like: plunder and perhaps squander the planet.

If here and now is all there is, it would make sense not to drive ourselves into oblivion. I think this could apply regardless of any god(s) there may or may not be. What if we're an experiment in a cosmic laboratory, with God assessing the following: "Hmmm... This trial resulted in those life forms over there shitting on their planet. Oh well. You win some, you lose some"?

[DirkGently]

16. Coincidentally, people's gods tend to believe the same things that the do.

Aaaand, if you happen to be a violent, misogynistic, selfish, intolerant, world-annihilating tyrant, it's easy enough to create that god in your own image.

[HopeHoops]

19. "And on the sixth day, God said, 'Just fuck up my last five days of work any way you want.'"

I've posted that before, but it is really the way the GOP reads Genesis.

Oh, and Leviticus consists of one sentence - "To be gay would be an abomination, even unto GOD."

[malaise]

20. Listen using ReTHUG logic

you cannot leave debt for your grandchildren, but you can rape the earth of every resource because you have dominion over the earth.
These ignoramuses are just fucking stupid. Ignore them.

[yodermon]

22. "Take it, rape it, it's yours" -anne coulter n/t

[treestar]

24. Good point and another hypocrisy of the right wing

Their excuse is something about God giving the Earth to man for his use, blah, blah, blah, but when did God say they could mess it up so much? They don't have an answer. The real answer is money.

[Doc Holliday]

28. True enough.

The only god they worship is Mammon.

[Marrah_G]

27. Here is my take on what some might be thinking

I think they believe that since they go to heaven/paradise they have less reason to care what happens after they are gone. They also believe themselves disconnected from nature and the circle of life, above the other creatures.

[gulliver]

30. The true Christians believe just that.

The others just use Christianity as camo.