Espresso Shots [01-02-06]: Environmentalism, Euthanasia, and Military Might
"Creation Care": Some Evangelicals Joining the Environmental Chorus
What do you think about this new development among some evangelicals? Is this an instance of evangelicals becoming serious about "creation care," as this new movement has been called, or is this just a selling out to the so-called "left-wing tree huggers"? What is the role and responsibility of Christans in regards to environmentalism? Again, this blog is primarily about worldview analysis. So what do you think is the biblical worldview perspective regarding this issue? If you hold a different worldview, what does yours say on the issue?
I have withheld my own opinion at this point because I would like to hear from you. Read the rest of the article and chime in. This could make for a very important and interesting discussion.
Jews and Euthanasia
Recently, I posted this article on a new law by the Israeli Parliament to allow terminally ill patients to choose when they die through the use of a timer being placed on some of the essential medical equipment. It is what has been termed, "euthanasia by machine." Blogger Chana Meira took exception to the post and the news article, in general, and did further research into the report. Those findings can be read here.
The Military and Hurricane Katrina Relief
Spc. Phil Van Treuren wrote to me this weekend informing me of a new blogging project. It's called Camp Katrina. Spc. Van Treuren writes, "I'm a soldier who was lucky enough to get mobilized with the Army National Guard to help in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and some friends and I have started a blog, Camp Katrina, that highlights stories about the humanitarian efforts of the U.S. Military."
It is often difficult to get first-hand news of the good things that are going on. Spc. Van Treuen and his friends give us that opportunity. Please check out Camp Katrina here.
Winston-Salem Journal: "What does the Bible say about global warming?There has, for some time, been outright rejection of the environmentalist claims regarding greenhouse gases and global warming by many in the Christian community. Some say this is all based on sketchy, agenda-driven science, while others say that God gave us natural resources to use...so use them without worry of consequence. Others take a different approach, regarding the command by God to manage the world as indicated in Genesis 1.
Some evangelical Christian leaders hope to answer that question next year with a statement on climate change that could lend moral authority and political power to a smaller number of environmentalists pushing the issue.
It's a sign that U.S. evangelicals are flexing political muscles strengthened in battles over domestic issues such as abortion, gay rights and school prayer on a broader array of topics, from human rights and religious freedom to global poverty and AIDS - issues on which they have already scored legislative victories in Washington.
The climate-change statement, being crafted by several evangelical leaders nationwide, could call for curbs on emissions of greenhouse gases. It also could put evangelicals - who make up one in four voters and are a key support base for President Bush, with 78 percent of white evangelicals voting for him last year - at odds with the White House and business interests that form another key Republican constituency." Read full story here.
What do you think about this new development among some evangelicals? Is this an instance of evangelicals becoming serious about "creation care," as this new movement has been called, or is this just a selling out to the so-called "left-wing tree huggers"? What is the role and responsibility of Christans in regards to environmentalism? Again, this blog is primarily about worldview analysis. So what do you think is the biblical worldview perspective regarding this issue? If you hold a different worldview, what does yours say on the issue?
I have withheld my own opinion at this point because I would like to hear from you. Read the rest of the article and chime in. This could make for a very important and interesting discussion.
Jews and Euthanasia
Recently, I posted this article on a new law by the Israeli Parliament to allow terminally ill patients to choose when they die through the use of a timer being placed on some of the essential medical equipment. It is what has been termed, "euthanasia by machine." Blogger Chana Meira took exception to the post and the news article, in general, and did further research into the report. Those findings can be read here.
The Military and Hurricane Katrina Relief
Spc. Phil Van Treuren wrote to me this weekend informing me of a new blogging project. It's called Camp Katrina. Spc. Van Treuren writes, "I'm a soldier who was lucky enough to get mobilized with the Army National Guard to help in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, and some friends and I have started a blog, Camp Katrina, that highlights stories about the humanitarian efforts of the U.S. Military."
It is often difficult to get first-hand news of the good things that are going on. Spc. Van Treuen and his friends give us that opportunity. Please check out Camp Katrina here.
Labels: David C. Price
posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 1/02/2006 08:45:00 AM
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5 Comments:
I am excited about what's going on with some (although not many) evangelicals! I think that they need to wake up from wherever they have been and do something important also. I am pro-life on both fronts. No abortion, no war.
But, I think that evangelicals have gotten to hooked up with what they think concerns their well-being over the existence of other people (at times.)
Anyways, I am excited, and I hope it all works out!
Thank you for linking back. May God bless you for standing with Israel! ~cm
Its interesting that the article doesn't really talk about who is involved in crafting the statement it talks about. The ones mentioned are notorious liberals like Jimmy Carter and Jim Wallis. Then the other guy mentioned is uber-Republican Richard Land.
The right path probably lays somewhere between the positions taken by those guys.
Here is my stand on environmentalism. 1. God gave man (via Adam) the charge to care and guard and have dominion over the earth. So man should be able to sensibly utilize the resources the earth has to provide.
2. Part of the care charge is to protect not exploit the earth. So I believe responsible utilization of resources. If utilization causes harm in the long run to humanity, usage should be avoided or at least managed so as to replenish to reverse harmful effects.
I think that is a reasonable statement on environmentalism and one closest to my own. I outright reject the idea that we have the right to abuse the earth with no concern for it's well-being (based on our command to manage the earth, thus I do not believe we can mindlessly exploit it), as well as the other extreme where the earth is considered so sacred, it is put into the realm of or near god-status and revered to a radical degree--for some, this is very literal (i.e. Gaia)
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