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environmentalists are not green?

Being green to be green is a waste of your time.

I think too many people are environmentalists because it is the cool thing to do. Too many people make the environment their end. The environment, while important, is not a Savior. People make it their end and then some go ballistic when someone doesn’t recycle. Give me a break. Pick your stinkin’ battles.

I agree with these guys..

The BIG but…..

That having been said, God didn’t put us here to screw everything up.

What is crystal clear is that God called us to take care of what he has given us. When Christians say “Jesus is coming back, who cares about the environment….” I want to let them smell my breath when I say “are you kidding me?” It’s like saying “I smoke crack because one day I will die.” Sweet, so I can spend every moment of my life more and more braindead…. until I die. that is just a dumb idea.

Stewardship. Responsibility. Respect.

God wants us to care for His creation. When we have respect for what He created, we make Him more famous…. we respect Him more… we are more in Awe.

Selah.

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I certainly agree that God is more important than recycling. I can’t tell if your linking to 1.21’s blog implies that you think that we would disagree on that…

But I think its unhelpful to set things up in terms of an either/or scenario as if we had to choose God over recycling or recycling over God.

We should confront the sin of worshiping-the- environment/idolizing-conservation. But we don’t want to over-react with false dichotomies.

Posted by geneschlesinger on 17 November 2008 @ 1pm

No I would totally agree with you guys…. I think you would probably agree with me… that’s why I linked. I would say that the point of being green should be obedience to God, and awe for His creation rather than because a carmaker makes it hip to drive a hybrid.

I believe we are on the substance side of the “green” message. The green message will pass… gas prices are down… we’ll see more hippies driving? :-) The true message for us is stewardship. God calls us to take care of His stuff. wouldn’t you agree?

Posted by Evan Shaw Blackerby on 17 November 2008 @ 1pm

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