I am consistently amazed at the crazy ignorance of many in the religious right. I never understand their reluctance to even acknowledge that global warming is a reality and that maybe it’s a bad idea to continually destroy the earth, take what we want, and pump toxins into the air, land, and water all so we can keep on consuming.
Their rejection of science in this area seems to run counter to what Jesus would teach if he was here today, in my opinion. He was a humble guy, lived modestly, repeatedly told people to give up worldly possessions, it doesn’t seem to me that he would advocate for the rampant consumerism in the US today. He also talked about how every tree, plant, bird was important to God, so I would think his followers would be more concerned with saving them.
Sadly, that is not the case for the most part. Once again while reading our local blogs I ran across Carisa Wells’ ignorant ranting on how global warming is a hoax invented by Al Gore. I’m not sure what she thinks the motivation is for such a hoax but she is very adamant about it. See this article for more of her nonsense. There are things in her article that I somewhat agree with but for the most part I find her ignorant and self righteous. We’ve butted heads quite a few times.
So, back to my original point, I can think of only one reason the Christians of our nation dismiss our climate crisis and our duty to the environment; because they sincerely believe that they will be raptured soon so none of it will matter. If this seems crazy to you, that’s a good sign. While Christians have long been planning the “imminent” return of their Christ, they have also done a horrible job of planning for any other outcome.
I recently attended church service in my home town which I haven’t done for over 5 years, and the message shared, while delivered very well by my cousin, was the very same message as five years ago. The church was on the threshhold of moving to the next level of God’s plans for it. He was going to use this church to change the community and the region. Of course, there were no concrete plans shared, or even ideas thrown about. Everyone is just supposed to be ready for that next step, the same one they were supposed to be ready for 5 years ago, 10 years ago, and as far back as I can remember.
Because Christians are basically just living until the rapture, they become stagnant and repetitive and their ignorance just increases. They don’t move forward in their knowledge, they don’t adapt to the changes happening around them, they stay in their cocoon of isolation waiting for the day Jesus comes down from the clouds and takes them home. So what if Earth is dying a slow, painful, preventable death, they won’t be around to see it.
~ Summer Ludwig ~ WWJV4.com