Do Christians want the Earth to become uninhabitable?

Question

I am searching for answers, I am not trying to offend anyone. By Christians I mean conservative Christians, such as members of the Christian Coalition.

Do Christians believe that animal extinction, global warming, depletion of natural resources, pollution, and so on are all part of the end of the world, and Jesus' second coming?

If so, why don't they believe their God is strong enough to destroy the Earth on his own without the help of man?

If not, why don't most Christians support the Green movement (as in anti-global warming, alternative energy sources, conservation efforts)? Why do most conservative Christians think it is such an evil cause?

**** I mean Christians that are part of a very conservative fundamental movement, similar to and probably part of the Christian Coalition, headed by Pat Robertson! ****

I AM NOT GROUPING ALL CHRISTIANS TOGETHER, READ THE ENTIRE QUESTION.

**** Additional clarification: the Green Movement I am speaking of has nothing to do with the Green Party....read the entire question slowly and maybe more than once if you are having a difficult time understanding. ****

* Thanks for all the honest answers. Sorry to cause such an uproar, I just wanted to get an idea of how many people believed that was true. I admire all the Christians who spoke out in their beliefs with a calm voice of reason.

As for the personal accusations directed towards me, I guess I was asking for it...unfortunately for you there was no background info for you to base your remarks on...therefore they just made you look more unstable...no worries though..deep breath, go to you happy place...away from the pc obviously. :) Namaste sister...we are one.

* Thanks for all the honest answers. Sorry to cause such an uproar, I just wanted to get an idea of how many people believed that was true. I admire all the Christians who spoke out in their beliefs with a calm voice of reason.

As for the personal accusations directed towards me, I guess I was asking for it...unfortunately for you there was no background info for you to base your remarks on...therefore they just made you look more unstable...no worries though..deep breath, go to you happy place...away from the pc obviously. :) Namaste sister...we are one.

Answer 1

i don't think christians want the earth to become uninhabitable. where would we live?

I think you are making some very broard and general statements about all christians that aren't true.

Answer 2

As a christian, I gotta tell you, you're way off course. There's nothing evil about trying to save our planet. Personally, I love this world, and what we're doing to it makes me ill. When the end times come, it won't be from us, though it looks more like it all the time, it will be from Him, and I'm not in the least looking forward to that. I have no desire to try to survive thru the horrors of the tribulation. I realize many christians are under the mistaken belief that they'll be raptured away before the trib, but that's simply not biblical, nor is it logical. Actually, I think most of us are as disgusted by what we're doing to this planet as I am. Going green is quite expensive, so it's not quite as easy as it sounds, though we do our best. Building a green home (yes, I've been checking), can cost up to twice the price of a conventional home. Hybrid cars cost more, and even though it'll save us all money and the environment in the long run, many of us can't afford to do it in the short run. It's not all about not wanting to go green, a lot of it is about getting green a bit more economically. Little things like recycling help, but I'm guessing a lot more of us would be going all the way green if we could afford to.

Answer 3

Yes God created the world but it's the people destroying it. And yes I believe that He knows what is going on and when it's His time to step in and end it He will. So while I'm a christian it's not up to me to save the world, I can only do my part. I'm not aware of any conservative christians who think it's an evil cause, maybe that's your perception.

Answer 4

Strawman, straw arguement, straw for brains. What makes you think that christians don't care about the envirement? Because we don't walk lockstep with your hero Al Gore? I've most likely been recycling longer than you've been alive honey. I get terribly offended by people throwing there garbage and cigerette butts out the window. I carry a plastic bag with me when I'm hiking to pick up after pigs who think our wilderness areas are dumping grounds. The last two cars I bought were the most economical as far as gas milage goes that I could afford. I would support alternate fuel and wonder why the liberal's scream and yell about it but continually block all efforts for research for it. I'm all for using things like wind and solar for power but when we try to put up those kind of facilities the liberals scream about the unsightlyness of facilities. I have watched the lumber industry in this area replant every inch of forest they cut down and now areas that were clear cut when I was a kid are now lush forest that don't even let sunlight in. Grow up and get a life.

There is an old saying If your not liberal when your young you have no heart. If your still liberal when you get old you have no brains.

Practice what you preach sister. That finger your pointing has three pointing right back at you.

Answer 5

where did you hear that most Christians don't support the "green" movement?

As a conservative Christian, although not a member of the Christian Coalition (I will have to look them up), I can say that just because we say that it appears as though the end of the age is approaching (although according to the bible, it could be anytime from tomorrow to 1000 years from now)... it doens't mean for a minute that I want the earth to become uninhabitable or to see extinction, global warming, depletion ..... etc.


blessings :)

Answer 6

um - have no idea where you are getting THAT idea........from your local media or what you are hearing from those that don't even KNOW a Christian?

Let me introduce myself.....please......My name is Lisa - I am a Christian, and believe in entirely in global warming and that we ALL need to do something about it. No matter what faith we belong to - or if we choose to not have any at all. There are things we ALL need to unite over and this is one of them. The sooner we stop pointing fingers at each other telling everyone - SHE DID IT - or HE DID IT - guess what - we can sit down with each other and play nicely and possibly resolve things faster.ooo or here is a thought - we can actually begin to resolve things as a united front....nice to meet you.


Just to add to that - those that you are now attempting to separate fromt he rest of us - that is actually a small group - there are so many more of us 'out there' that aren't like those on TV - that is like making the generalization that all black poeple are like Al Sharpton.....just becuase he is on Tv doesn't mean he speaks for that entire portion of the population does it?

Answer 7

I'm one of Jehovah's Witnesses. We are Christians that believe that the majority of people will live forever here on Earth. As such, we are very concerned with our treatment of the Earth.

Answer 8

It's been my experience that most conservative Christians don't take this serious. According to conservatives like Pat Robertson, et.al., they believe only God has the power to destroy the earth, in fact he will and of course there will be a new earth. They see no reason to take care of the earth and they believe Global Warming is bunk. They appear to be ignorant of their own bible which warns in Micah 7:13 that:

"And the earth will become desolate because of her inhabitants, On account of the fruit of their deeds." (NASB)

Answer 9

Mankind is bent upon destroying itself...I don't think the "Green Movement" is evil...I just think it's (at best) a delay tactic doomed to utter failure. God is certainly capable of destroying the world by Himself (He made it after all), and will finish the job when humans finally go over the deep end.

Answer 10

The rape of the world is sin that is included in all of the sin that is reaching up into the throne room of Almighty God. Earth worship is the source of a misinformation campaign which goes well beyond informing the population about the abuse of the earth that is part of man's sin and rebellion against God. This campaign itself is rebellion against God in it's own efforts, as is the worship of Mother Earth, Gaia, or whatever other name you want to give to a false god and idol.

Answer 11

I think a lot of people on the right just don't believe in global warming and therefore don't think they're contributing to it. It just happens that many Christians fall on the right. I don't know why this is a political/religious issue at all. Maybe christians have generalized their distrust of science to global warming. I hope not.