Why do Christian seperate themselves from Nature?

Question

I love my wife, my dogs and nature more than I fear hell.
I have noticed Christians do not revere the natural world, as an eyewitness I see them use harmfull practices in there personal environment, kill animals that dare come into there lawn(Rabbits, snakes) that cause no harm.
Worst of all this belief that Humans have a superior soul to animals. I fantasize that when Christians die they have to return to spend a life as such an animal to repent there sin against nature. Is this a harmfull wish/spell or is it a growth spell?

Utuk,
I am in Baptist/methodist land. I was a Baptist myself but the rantings and the lack of reverence for nature disgusted me. Sorry for the broad Brush .

I will Amend the question to "Evangelical Christians"

My apologies to anyone I offended by over generalizing. That was not nice of me.
I have hunted and I continue to fish but I revere the bounty that nature gives.
What I am talking about is the lack of respect for the fact that we live in nature and we cannot keep our lives sterile from it.
I am particularly offended by the pretense that animals have no soul after death. That may be your belief but if this is a true Christian belief it reinforces my resolve to denounce Jesus Christ as my lord and savior and seek spiritual refuge in a belief sytem that does not apply such dogmantic certainty in such matters.
I was struggling with the idea of leaving Christianity, thanks for making that decision easier.

Answer 1

When I was christian I remember this same subject being brought up. The way it was explained to me was that nature is to be used by Christians because that is what God made it for. Eventually it is all going to be destroyed by God anyway so why be a part of it. Because of nature's "Impurity" Christians are not a part of it. And various other themes to that extent. That is how alot of them that I knew justified the harmful things they did to nature.

Answer 2

If you kill a rabbit, you'll feel better. Seriously, think about the food chain. Hunting has been going on for thousands of years. It's as much a part of nature as beautiful flowers and blue skies. It happens at every level of nature, and it's the way God intended...or it wouldn't happen. The snake you speak of probably ate a mouse or two in his time, but you still love him. Everything you eat was alive at some point. Do you love your wife and dogs enough to consider a hell-bound eternity for eating an apple? If so, what else are you going to eat? Steak?

Answer 3

Your over-generalizing. Thats a bad trait. Some Christians may sin against Nature because they imagine themselves forgiven already. However, many kinds of people abuse nature because of stupidity, not their religion. Not being a Pagan I cannot identify wishes or spells as being beneficial or harmful, but could you accept that you may come back as a lower life form for punishment of your own sin? For the Golden rule is "Do to others what you would have done to you."

Answer 4

I fantasize that you base your opinions about Christianity on something other than the Southern Baptists next door. All of the Christians in the United States comprise less than 12% of all Christians. Just because Brother Earl next door lays out rat poison doesn't mean that his behavior is indicative of Christianity. In my denomination (2nd largest in the world), taking the life of an animal for any reason other than food or necessity is a sin.

Answer 5

First of all, you are generalizing, that is one reason why I call myself a child of God rather than Christian as people tend to put so many in a category with labels; we love the Creator more than creation, but I love His creation and nature and animals and children are very wonderful to me as is human life. When God made man He made animals the same day, so He loves them as His creation. Sorry if this bursts your bubble, but I have a daughter who works in a wildlife refuge and all my children love animals and we would never hurt them.
Perhaps you should rethink this and say, "some people I know etc:"
We have had all kinds of pets including snakes, so there you go

Answer 6

How can you lump all Christians into this great heap? Have you witnessed all Christians harming animals??
God gave man dominion over the earth. If you didn't kill animals, then you wouldn't have survived.
I do not condone the practice of hunting animals for sport or anything like that. However, I don't see anything wrong with putting some ant killer on that mound in my front yard!
The Bible also talks about the treatment of animals. You aren't to abuse your animals or mistreat them.
Animals do not have souls. When they die they return to dust.

Answer 7

The idea of earth being "the devil's playground," hence less holy, is derived from certain scriptural passages in the Bible that relate the story of Lucifer being cast from heaven (with his followers) to the earth. The Bible also states that Satan was given dominion over the earth until the End Time. The same thought is equally expressed in "The Lord's Prayer," if you read it and process what is being said, the distinction between heaven and earth.

Answer 8

That's being much too general. Not all Christians do that. Not all Christians don't, either, but some Muslims do, some Atheists do, some Jews, some Buddists and some red heads do. And some of all the above mentioned groups don't. There's rotten apples in every bushel . . . my personal philosophy is just make sure you're not the one that's actually rotten . . . :)

Answer 9

ARE YOU KIDDING??

Even some Atheists kill snakes and rabbits. It's not like only Christians do that!

Listen, I live in rural WV, if a snake comes in my yard, I doubt I will notice it, but if a snake comes into my barnyard or near my animals then I will either get it away from the area or kill it.

Same goes for any animal, a dog, bear, mountain lion, wolf, etc. that is trying to kill my sheep will be killed.

Answer 10

This is not a question. And its hogwash. I adore animals. I have 3 cats ,4 soon,and a dog. I don't harm animals or the environment and don't know other Christians that do. This is just a bunch of bunk.