Warren,
On Feb 7, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote:
On Feb 6, 2005, at 10:46 PM, David Land wrote:
And why not? "Left Behind"-reading, Biblical-literalist eco-terrorists
are plotting the demise of Earth in order to force God's hand and
bring
about the end of days anyway.
Oh? Have you heard some news of which I'm unaware?
I'm reasonably sure that this has been discussed on the list, but here's
(http://www.grist.org/news/maindish/2004/10/27/scherer-christian/) an
article that discusses the topic. Especially, the following:
But a scripture-based justification for anti-environmentalism?
Many Christian fundamentalists feel that concern for the future
of our planet is irrelevant, because it has no future. They
believe we are living in the End Time, when the son of God will
return, the righteous will enter heaven, and sinners will be
condemned to eternal hellfire. They may also believe, along with
millions of other Christian fundamentalists, that environmental
destruction is not only to be disregarded but actually welcomed
-- even hastened -- as a sign of the coming Apocalypse.
I'm reading "Saving the Bible From Fundamentalism" right now -- it
touches on exactly this kind of so-called "logic" that these scary
people use to support their nutty agenda.
They need somewhere for La Haye's sick fantasy of suffering for
people who don't believe just like him and his kind to take
place.
And how appropriate it would be a place like Mars, named after a PAGAN
god, who was an earlier PAGAN god under the Greeks, and we all know
what
*they* were famous for.**
Yes: logic. And we all know how popular *that* is among the religious
right.
God help us.
Um. Years ago I had a button that read, "Dear lord, please protect me
from your followers." However, I'd appeal to something a little closer
to material reality for help. ;)
That's pretty much exactly what I meant. I have often wondered about the
wisdom of God in putting us in charge of furthering His work on earth.
Dave
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