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Care of God's Earth

 

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God has given us a wonderful world to live on.  We are His stewards of it until His return.  If He came today, would He say, "Well done, good and faithful servant"?

 

Or might He say, "What have you done to my water and my land? Why is the air I provided for my children filthy?" 

 

Doing nothing is an action, but is it a Christian action? Is it a moral action? Is it the right action?

"You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him."
— Luke 12:40

What would Jesus do? 

 

The links below will help you begin learning about how we are doing in caring for God's  earth and how we might do better.  What can you do?  Will your descendents suffer if you do nothing? 

 

General Organizations

"We did not inherit the earth from our parents.  We are borrowing it from our children."
— Native American Saying

General reference sites

“We are increasingly aware of our need to care for our planet. The church cannot act like it is immune to the challenge of climate change and we must work ... to effect political and economic change."
— Tom Stuckey, President of the Methodist Conference, U.K.

Global Climate Change

In October, 2000, researchers addressing 1500 delegates at the International Coral Reefs Symposium reported that more than a quarter of the world's coral reefs have already been destroyed by pollution and global warming.  They warned that most of the remaining reefs could be dead in 20 years.  Thousands of species of fish and other marine life depend on coral reefs.

"The earth does not belong to man; man belongs to the earth."
    — Chief Seattle

Habitat and species preservation

Coral reefs provide chemical compounds used in antihistamines, antibiotics and other treatments for illnesses ranging from asthma to leukemia and heart disease. But coral reefs are declining due to actions by ourselves.  Is this an example of being good stewards?

 

Do you enjoy fishing?  If so, you need to know that brook trout are one of several species of fish that are highly vulnerable to power plant pollution.
[See http://www.nwf.org/globalwarming/index.cfm]

 

What should we do? Does God have an answer for us?

 

Overpopulation

If not you, who?  If not now, when?  
There is no "Plan B".  
God is counting on us to be good stewards of His earth. 
Now.

Pollution

 

Sustainability

Urban sprawl destroys habitat.  A 2001 poll showed that
-- 83% of Americans support creating green spaces on which development is forbidden.
-- 77% want tax dollars to buy land for parks and opens spaces and to protect wildlife.
(Poll by Smart Growth America, a coalition of citizens groups, including the National Wildlife Federation)