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Two shades of green
November 14, 2008 - David Greusel
Without a doubt, "green" has become a major trend in recent years. It is hard to pick up a magazine or newspaper without seeing one or more articles on global climate change, green living, or sustainability. North American Christians have seemingly been of two minds on the topic, which I will caricature broadly. One group, which we might call traditional evangelicals, believe global climate change to be another leftist excuse for world government, and tend to be dismissive of the green movement. The other group, associated with younger and "emergent" congregations, have grabbed hold of environmental stewardship as one of many important causes that the traditional church has overlooked in its singular quest to save souls.
My view is that both camps are partly right, and both partly wrong. I am going to attempt to sketch a picture of an appropriate, Christian response to the issue of environmental stewardship, recognizing that this view will seem skewed to perhaps a majority of readers. I am not going to address the issue of global climate change per se, because I am not an expert, and because even experts disagree.
The green movement, as commonly understood, embodies one idea I believe Christians should heartily endorse, and one I believe we should equally heartily reject.
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I posted this article to get comments- so what do you think?
The author expresses a different view- one that I haven't heard before. Has anyone else read/ heard this view before?
The idea that God will provide and we don't have to worry about exhausting our resources is a little ridiculous. God has put us here to tend and take care of the earth...the WAY that he sustains it is through us. We can't just expect that God will magically keep filling up our forests and streams as we use them up like the woman with the oil. Coming from an idealist--let's get real.
-Danielle
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