A friend past this on to me the other day. Hilarious! Enjoy. ~~~ An atheist was walking through the woods. “What majestic trees”! “What powerful rivers”! “What beautiful animals”! He said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, … Continue reading
On this week’s PBS show, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, there is a cover story on Evangelicals and the Environment. The show is worth viewing. It dovetails with the what I have said in previous posts about the fundamentalist concept of … Continue reading
Another thread in the response to the ‘Rapture Factor in Wildlife Conservation’ was a set of testimonials on Christian care for nature. Commentators noted environmentalist bumper stickers in church parking lots, prayer circles at environmental events, the teachings of St. … Continue reading
One of the more striking themes in the responses to the Rapture Factor was the assumption that a) I’m ignorant of or spiteful towards Christianity, and b) my comments smear all Christians, because c) I live in an echo-chamber that … Continue reading
It has been several weeks since my blog, ‘The Rapture Factor in Wildlife Conservation’. In that blog, I noted the danger posed to wildlife and nature by a constellation of beliefs rooted in anti-environmental politics, culture and religion. The immediate … Continue reading
I would like to direct your attention to a speech by Bill Moyers entitled ‘There is no Tomorrow’. The speech was delivered at Harvard Medical School in late 2004. Moyers is a well-regarded journalist and the former host of ‘NOW … Continue reading