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Quote by: Isherwood  Nope, I'm just a naturally curious fella.
You've created an interesting debate. I'll admit I haven't given much thought to this angle. I've long thought the huge churches, historical and contemporary, are monuments to a lack of faith and misunderstanding of the Bible on the part of their builders. But I hadn't really considered the ecological damage they contribute. |
The whole idea of living in harmoney with nature is concidered or linked to paganism, re-named witchcraft, by the early Chruch. The culture of the Native Americans lived in harmony with nature and they respected nature. But those beliefs were viewed as "savage and paganistic" by many of the religious groups that migrated to this country in those pioneering days.
It is something worth thinking about relative to our current concerns about the environment. The Eden story clearly suggests that men should dominate all the animals and women, making them his "help mate" and servents.
That is why hip hop might refer to women as doggies. ( can I use the "B" word?) Snoop doggie and his "Bs".
We domesticated and dominated the animals and plants that are useful to us, and those that are not useful we attack or push out of our domain. Male Ego verses the Eco-systems. Because God said it was alright? As we "play god" with our earth.