Its so confusing, didn’t their god say they were the custodians of this world? Shouldn’t they be fighting to preserve and protect the natural world that god made? Even if it wasn’t in danger? This shit is so cross it hurts to think about.
Answer from someone who grew up in a Southern Baptist/Evangelical house: they believe God gave them dominion over the world. Meaning everything in it is theirs to do with as they please. Environmentalism is a cousin to, if not actual nature worship. And believing in climate change is akin to doubting the power of God, who has control over everything.
There are people trying to change those views from within, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. They’ve been too powerful a voting bloc for Republicans, and it’s hard to compete with the double pronged attack of conservative talk radio and Facebook.
Which is it’s own brand of crazy because Environmentalism/Conservationism in the US grew out of the conservative right, from Teddy Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.
Then again that was before “the preachers [got] ahold of the republican party”
These are the people who nailed their god to a cross and left him to die and now wear crosses to show how glad they are he dropped by for a visit. They’re not capable of truly rational thought.
And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:28)
I guess I intrepreted that as being responsible for. If you don’t care for what you have dominion over, you will soon find yourself ruling nothing. Then again, I’ve never had an ounce of power so what do I know about that.
That’s the adult interpretation - stewardship and care. But lots of fundamentalists seem to read it as “do whatever you like with the Earth and its other inhabitants, because you’re in charge and you’re better than them.”
Its so confusing, didn’t their god say they were the custodians of this world? Shouldn’t they be fighting to preserve and protect the natural world that god made? Even if it wasn’t in danger? This shit is so cross it hurts to think about.
According to my Maga father god gave them this world to destroy all they want. Sooner the better in his eyes. That way Jesus will come back.
They are delusional and don’t care and some praise it.
They don’t care. They won’t learn. Sit back and watch the world burn.
Answer from someone who grew up in a Southern Baptist/Evangelical house: they believe God gave them dominion over the world. Meaning everything in it is theirs to do with as they please. Environmentalism is a cousin to, if not actual nature worship. And believing in climate change is akin to doubting the power of God, who has control over everything.
There are people trying to change those views from within, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. They’ve been too powerful a voting bloc for Republicans, and it’s hard to compete with the double pronged attack of conservative talk radio and Facebook.
Which is it’s own brand of crazy because Environmentalism/Conservationism in the US grew out of the conservative right, from Teddy Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.
Then again that was before “the preachers [got] ahold of the republican party”
These are the people who nailed their god to a cross and left him to die and now wear crosses to show how glad they are he dropped by for a visit. They’re not capable of truly rational thought.
They prefer this:
I guess I intrepreted that as being responsible for. If you don’t care for what you have dominion over, you will soon find yourself ruling nothing. Then again, I’ve never had an ounce of power so what do I know about that.
That’s the adult interpretation - stewardship and care. But lots of fundamentalists seem to read it as “do whatever you like with the Earth and its other inhabitants, because you’re in charge and you’re better than them.”