Some Christians See Red Over Green Bible
By Chelsea Schilling of WorldNetDaily.com
Just
in case the time-honored Holy Bible
isn’t eco-friendly enough for environmentalists, one publisher has released The Green Bible so Christians may
understand its “powerful message for the Earth” – in green, soy-based ink.
The book, made from 10 percent recycled paper and a cotton-linen cover,
features passages about caring for the Earth highlighted in green. It is endorsed
by The Human Society, the Sierra Club and the 
Eco-Justice
Program. Its website claims it will “equip and encourage people to see God’s
vision for creation and help them engage in the work of healing and sustaining
it.”
The
Bible’s “powerful message for the
Earth” is evident, HarperCollins declares in its promotion. It contains 1,000
references to Earth – compared with only 530 references to love and 490 to
heaven.
The Green Bible uses the New Revised Standard Version and includes
supplementary writings by St. Francis of Assisi, Pope John Paul II, Desmond
Tutu and Anglican bishop N.T. Wright, [Brian Mclaren and Matthew Sleeth].
A number of the works mention the Genesis
verse in which God gives man “dominion” over the Earth as proof of His
requirement that inhabitants be “stewards” of it.
Mark Tauber, president of HarperOne,
told the Arizona Republic the company
launched the project after noticing widespread interest in the Creation Care
movement.
“We
were hoping that it would absolutely create debate and discussion,” Tauber
said. “Controversy is a good thing, although we haven’t so far had a lot of
people say: ‘This is wrong. How can you do this?’”
While
supporters of the book hope it will persuade Christians to embrace
environmental causes, a Pew Foundation study recently revealed that as many as
54 percent of evangelicals say “stricter environmental laws and regulations are
worth the cost,” according to Time Magazine.
A full 63 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 29 reportedly agreed.
The movement, or Creation Care, is said to be gaining momentum among Christian
groups.
The
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reported that 70 percent of evangelicals
believe there is unyielding proof that the Earth is getting warmer. Many
Christian colleges are embracing the movement and have announced a youth-based
Creation Care network.
However,
critics say the book is not about spreading the Word of God, and that it is
about environmental indoctrination. “I
am concerned that many who call themselves Christians, or intend to speak for
Christianity, don’t interpret the Bible
literally,” James Taylor, a founding elder and Sunday-school teacher at Living
Water Christian Fellowship, told the Arizona
Republic. “These groups don’t have a religious focus; they have a desire to
spread their environmental message.”
Readers
are also provided with a study guide, which tells them “to find an actual stone
or other memento from nature so that by the time they finish the study guide
they will have created a small memorial to mark their journey.”
Publisher’s
Comment
You know, I don’t
know what Bible these people are
reading, but my Bible does not have a
single scripture in it that specifically says that we are to be “good stewards
of the Earth.” Genesis 1:28 tells us to “subdue” the Earth and have dominion over
every living creature on it. Scripture also tells us that one of these days God
is going to destroy this planet and create a new one. I would argue that we
certainly should be wise and responsible in our subjugation and domination of
the Earth and its creatures, but being responsible does not mean we should
worship God’s creation over God Himself and that’s the problem with a lot of
this environment ‘Global Warming’ - ‘Save the Whales’ garbage.
Anyone
who has studied the global environmental movement has no doubt heard the term
“Gaia.” Gaia is a revival of Paganism that rejects Christianity,
considers Christianity its biggest enemy, and views the Christian faith as its
only obstacle to a global religion centered on Gaia worship and the uniting of
all life forms around the goddess of ‘Mother Earth.’ A cunning mixture of
science, paganism, Eastern mysticism, and feminism have made this pagan cult a
growing threat to the Christian Church. Gaia worship is at the very heart
of today’s environmental policy. The
Endangered Species Act, The United
Nation’s Biodiversity Treaty and the Presidents
Council on Sustainable Development are all off-springs of the Gaia
hypothesis of saving ‘Mother Earth.’
Those
who claim to be Christians would be wise to remember God’s commandment in Exodus 20:3 - “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.”
I
haven’t read this new ‘Green Bible’
but I fear that those who wrote it failed to read what John wrote in Revelation 22:18-19; “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of
this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the
plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the
words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the
book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written
in this book.”
For those who wrote
this piece of trash, I highly recommend you repent!
