I was reading on the Colorado Springs Gazette (I used to live in C. Springs) and there was an article that just fried me.
http://www.gazette.com/articles/going-96438-green-creation.html
Read the comments at the bottom. Do people really believe this? I am not a radical green person, I give all my bottles and cans with deposit to the local hospice, I put out newspapers and card board for the city recycle truck, I don't use paper towels, I have wash cloths, easier to wash. I wash in cold, have fluorescent bulbs, use organic fertilizer in my garden. Hey. I guess I am quite green. lol.
These people are saying that God gave us dominion over the earth, and we don't need to worry about the earth. That we are earth worshipping, instead of God worshipping. A few people said we need to be good stewards of the land. But over 50% of the comments are not agreeing with a Church in the springs that is going green. Of course, Colorado Springs is the home of “Focus on the family”, so I guess there is a majority of Evangelical Right wing fundamentalists Republicans in that city.
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Colorado Springs is a very conservative town
but not all evangelicals are anti-environment. The Interfaith Power and Light movement, which offers a religious response to global warming, does have some evangelicals involved. Here’s the link to the Iowa IPL site in case anyone is interested.
desmoinesdem Sat 10 Apr 10:46 PM
IPL
Additionally, Interfaith Power & Light has also joined Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy as a member of our coalition.
mark-langgin Thu 15 Apr 8:33 PM