The environmental movement—it's riddled with holes: inconsistencies that nobody seems to care about.
Don't get me wrong. I believe Christ followers SHOULD be good stewards of the earth—as long as we don't worship it. That means we SHOULD care about clean air and clean water.
Genesis 1:26…God gave man dominion over creation. The idea is that we are to care for creation, not abuse it.
That said, I'm fascinated by all the inconsistencies. For example, when I bought some expensive music software, it came in a rather large cardboard box. Inside? Three paper-sleeved DVDs. That's it! Not even a manual! What a waste.
Think of the landfill waste associated with buying something as tiny as an ink jet cartridge . There's all kinds of cardboard, plastic tins, shrink wrap and more.
Then there are all those SUV's I see on the road. Hundreds of thousands of gas guzzlers—despite what their owners may claim.
With the advent of the flat panel, hundreds of thousands of TVs that are perfectly good now sit out at the curb waiting for the trash collector. Consider the enormous landfill occupied by discarded televisions. Mind you—there owners are the same people talking about respecting the environment.
Clearly tablet devices are in….and Palm Pilots are out—have been out for years. But that's more gizmos in the garbage—despite the fact that they still work!
At some point, we must concede that we like green policies as long as they don't mess too much with our choices in driving, viewing, entertaining, eating, etc.
In other words, we like the sense of personal piety and the public notariety that comes from being perceived as green. But we're only green…skin deep, if you will.
At heart, we still love 8 cylinder engines, big cars, and a certain disposability to our entertainment and technology choices.
If it's true that some people worship the environment, it's almost refreshing to see that their religion is plenty full of its own hypocrisy.