Being Green

It's time for another shift in direction.

I'm blown away at the reaction to the recent push to be more environmentally conscious. Actually, I'm surprised that it's even a debate. It kills me to hear rhetoric about keeping our lives free from the stain of the world come from the same mouth that condemns those who would like to extend that logic to every applicable place. If something is true then it's true always. So why are we so worried that people will begin to care for the Earth?

The quote I've listed below the 'blog title is an example of how this logic extends to every place it applies. We are to be stewards of what we are given: our lives, our bodies, our intellects, our finances, our families, and, yes, our environment.

The same people who fuss about abortion and gay marriage--because they're biblically illegal--are the same people who can't see straight after they've stuffed themselves full of garbage at the local buffet. They're the same people who pay no attention to the activities of their children and allow them to listen to and watch all sorts of garbage on iPods and sex-obssessed cable t.v. They are the same people who will laugh at the idea of exercise and cannot understand how that, too, is a biblical principle.

It seems like the only common thread I can find is responsibility. As long as these people aren't being reminded of their responsibilities, they will happily "fight the good fight." Abortion and homosexuality, though theses issues may be closer than they know, aren't a part of their daily lives. Getting angry over an abortion doesn't change their nightly routine. Fighting gay marriage won't disturb Saturday night on the town. However, guarding our environment is an entirely different story.

Keeping a separate box for paper and plastic will upset the amazing scenery of their costly kicthens. A compost pile looks ugly from the road. Driving less means watching your money and only poor people do that. A smaller car might look more like the money you actually make instead of the money you want people to think you make.

Why do these people think God is fine with our drive to disturb his creation? The math' alone proves that he cares a great deal for the Earth. After all, he spent five days on the Earth and only a part of one day on humanity.

This is only part one of my rant. Part two will deal with how this got to be political and how the right is using it as method of manipulating the population.

Stay tuned!