i hate fads... but i love cool things. like i love that chuck taylor converse shoes are back - again for the 3rd time?have you noticed how everything is going "green"? now we have "green" Christianity! i was doing some reading on stewardship and came across the Wikipedia article on this subject.
i have to be honest, i'm not that good at being "green." i recycle a few things @ home, we use those cfl light bulbs, but i don't feel like jumping on the "fad" yet.
i think it's because of all the "tree-huggers" that i'm a little resistant to really jumping in full force. if i go "green," does that mean i have to grow dread-locks & quit showering? probably not, but...
i think it's interesting that some very visible Christian leaders have made such seemingly polarizing statements regarding environmentalism. rob bell did the best job of getting Christians to have to address the issue. in his book, velvet elvis: repainting the Christian faith, he says that we as humans are supposed to be environmentalists by the assignment that God gives in Genesis 1:28.
so where do you stand on this hot-point?
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I am on the other side of this issue as I believe it is our responsibility as HUMANS to respect mother nature because of the care she has for us. I think the issue goes a step further than being a "tree hugger" by looking at the way we are as a society.
As Americans we think we are entitled to everything---We can waste all we want, drive and go where we please when we please, own anything we want, and spend as much as we want (which has led to other problems). WE CONSUME TOO MUCH!! We are a culture that assumes a loop hole so to speak, a culture of ME.
So, the whole enviroment issue is just a part of it. Money, greed, and self satisfaction all encompass what needs to be changed with "going green."
I agree, the whole "green" thing has become a fad, and has backfired a bit on what the cause actually is, but yet, hasn't christianity?
-Ryan Kramer
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