Re: Evangelical environmentalists

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I think I have recognized three or four Bible believing Christians on Vortex who are regular contributors and CF advocates including myself.  I'm surprised you missed it.   The range in attitude toward the environment among Christians is probably little different than that of the general population.  There is a big difference between Bible believing Christians and church goers who are skeptical of most of the book of Genesis.  I have heard it said that going to church does't make you a Christian any more than going to McDonald's makes you a hamburger.  But, that's another issue.  The truth is, most church goers don't know what they believe.   Nonbelievers and evolutionists believe that humans are a product of the earth and that we owe the earth something as if it is "mother" earth and "mother" nature.  Bible believing Christians OTOH believe that the earth was made for us, not the other way around, and that its resources were put here by God for our use.  That does not imply that we can do anything we want with it.  The Bible challenges us to be good stewards, which means to use those resources wisely and not be wasteful.  I think that makes Bible believing Christians common sense environmentalists rather than rabid environmentalists, and thus they would be very reasonable people for you to address.   Jeff   ----- Original Message ----- From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com ; vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 10:46 AM Subject: Re: Evangelical environmentalists [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I posted on this issue earlier. A useful link is: http://www.creationcare.org/ Hey, Erik. Do you know how to talk to these people, by any chance? Do you speak their lingo? If so, please introduce this subject to them. Have them read my book. The last chapters may speak to some of their concerns. Seriously, these people's beliefs and thought processes are so different from mine, I have no clue how I might persuade them to look at cold fusion. There is a very nice fellow promoting my book with some of them. He happens to be a rabid creationist. I copied one of his letters to Ed Storms the other day, and we agree that he is mentally on a different planet. I would not want to get into an argument with him. I sincerely appreciate his concern for the environment and his efforts to promote cold fusion. I am always willing to compromise and find common ground with other people. But I do not know how to write a presentation that might convince someone with this belief system. Seriously, I would appreciate advice from any other readers here with connections or a religious bent. No offense meant. - Jed