| I thought there was some basic concept in Christianity about being "good stewards". The Vatican has recently added non-ecofriendliness to their list of sins. I believe Islam and Judaism have similar concepts, etc.
So, it does stand to reason that "Do as we say, not as we do" could be viewed as hypocrisy.
That being said, I don't think *most* churches are heated/cooled 24/7 to extreme levels. It is less efficient to turn the AC off and then expect it to cool down to a "normal" level, as an example, than to keep it somewhere reasonable, or as was mentioned it makes no sense to allow pipes to freeze. It is wise to plant trees to block sunlight from heating some of the church, tho, or whatever. I mean, we can take steps to counter the "negatives" that a "house of worship" entails with regards to environmental impact, just as we do with our "secular" houses. |