Hi! Re: this statement, I sent in previous e-mail! "The values of Christians, however, should be shaped by the biblical narrative, which informs us that God values both humanity and nature." Eventhough this is true - I see language in this sentence that can cause a misunderstanding - here - God values both humanity and nature - implying ever so slightly that humanity and nature are two separte things - this should read God values nature - and we humans are natural - not humans and nature - as if we were robots or separate kinds of creation in nature? Here is another perception adjustment that can help change things - we should start referring to ourselves and seeing ourselves as natural beings -NATURE - not just humans in nature - but nature(natural) in nature! Because we could not exist without the rest of nature - we are nature in nature -intrinsically linked to the web of life -created by the Infinite! Thanks! Angela "Dance in Nature - We can not dance in nature, if we are not in harmony with its music . . . We have alienated ourselves from nature and THIS has manifested as a myriad of consequences to our personal, social and environmental problems. We must seek reconnection to the harmony in the natural world so that we can dance again safely on the plant." author unknown >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Sep 14 11:43:08 1998 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:42:47 EDT To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: All Living Things Have Souls! Hi! The discussion came up about souls - and I mistakedly said animals do not have souls - SORRY! what I meant to say is that animals do not know the reason they have souls - or do they? All living things have souls - Synonyms: shadow, spirit, essence, personality, vitality, structure, etc. There are many! I was on my thesaurous today and did a synonym search on the word Shadow and here is a fun sequence of synonyms that came up: Shadow Specter Spirit Soul Essence Being Entity Vitality Effervescence Animation Energy Power Vigor Capability Propensity Disposition Structure Organization Harmony Universe Cosmos - there is one cosmic soul - GOD? One with the Earth/With the Sky/One with everything in life? Time to rejoin to oneness of True Love with our souls! Still wondering whether the soul does go somewhere else after death - back to God? I believe it does! Love, Angela
