Effects Of Christianity On The Environment

Many people justify their life choice through with their religion. This can be seen in all aspects of their life. One does not need to go far to see people condemning environmentalists for believing in global warming. And on the other hand one can see others who really respect nature because of the teachings of their religion. Of course not everyone is at the extremes of being completely careless of environment and completely devote to caring for it. And while not every aspect of religion, that involves the environment, is attributed to the problems of the environment. That being said aspects of religion do, in fact, have some pull over people’s views on the environment. Christianity could be seen, at least in an ecological light, as a problematic religion. According to Kinsley one of Lynn Whites criticisms of the Bible is that it “sets human beings against nature, makes human beings superior to, and in …show more content…
He thinks that Christianity has nothing but revere for the environment and blames the problems on people and their cultures. He states “throwaway culture which affects the excluded just as it quickly reduces things to rubbish” The point he brings up is problematic in the way that nothing is seen as important anymore. If nothing that we produce is important how can people view the world as important. So he’s suggesting that a cause of environmental problems that could be attributed to Christianity should be attributed to people because “other living beings have value of their own in God’s eyes.” But the values that are at the heart of Christianity obviously are not getting through to the people. If the values were then people would use the Bible as evidence of become ecologically responsible, kind how the Pope feels. This is not the case because there are many interpretations of the Bible, such as earth has a temporary home, that can cause people to see the environment as not as