In a recent interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, Scott Pruitt, EPA Chief, said that the Bible tells people to use all the resources available to us, including fossil fuels:
"The biblical world view with respect to these issues is that we have a responsibility to manage and cultivate, harvest the natural resources that we've been blessed with to truly bless our fellow mankind".
According to Vox: "But as far as his biblical assertion goes, Pruitt's words reflect a wider trend among American evangelicals, who largely have not embraced scientific thought on environmentalism or global warming."
The Trump administration has used a variety of excuses to legitimize its record-setting rollbacks on environmental protections: calling global warming a hoax, or arguing that the economic consequences of increased regulation would outweigh their benefit.
The latest justification? The Bible.
In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network, a media outlet that also seems to double as a propaganda arm of the Trump administration, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt said his Christian convictions led him to conclude that America should use gas and coal freely because natural resources exist purely for man's benefit.
[...] That's why evangelical groups have, therefore, been historically resistant to environmentalist causes. Creationist lobbying groups frequently fund initiatives like the Louisiana Science Education Act, which mandates a "balanced" (and climate change-denying) approach to teaching environmental issues in public schools.
Please read the linked article as it explains the connection between contempt for science and protecting the environment and the beliefs of evangelicals.
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday February 26 2018, @03:46PM (3 children)
The Hindu stories generally have much healthier portrayals of sexual relationships than the other 3 you mentioned, namely that the major gods actually tend to support their consorts and vice versa, and they actually seem to enjoy each other's company. Compare that to the sex in the Bible (including the Torah sections), some of which is downright disturbing - for instance, Lot's daughters conceiving children with their dad.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 26 2018, @07:40PM (1 child)
OK, so better mythical porn content makes it any less mythical bullshit?
(Score: 2) by Thexalon on Monday February 26 2018, @11:09PM
No, but it does make it more fun to read, and probably instills better values about how to behave towards ones' partners. Plus the artwork it inspires is cooler and sexier. I mean, which would you rather read, 2 Chronicles, or the Kama Sutra?
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 2) by NotSanguine on Tuesday February 27 2018, @04:26AM
Sounds like something that goes on quite a bit in the bible belt:
https://nypost.com/2018/02/04/father-daughter-couple-arrested-for-incest-after-having-love-child/ [nypost.com]
http://www.ksla.com/story/23157460/father-daughter-arrested-and-charged-with-incest [ksla.com]
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/i-was-conceived-when-my-father-raped-his-daughter.-should-i-have-been-abort [lifesitenews.com]
https://www.upi.com/Father-daughter-arrested-in-incest-case/46271076120856/ [upi.com]
https://jocoreport.com/father-daughter-indicted-for-incest/ [jocoreport.com]
https://www.liveaction.org/news/father-accused-incest-forcing-victim-get-abortion-receives-probation/ [liveaction.org]
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/incest-father-came-home-from-prison-impregnated-17-yr-old-daughter-even-had-a-baby-shower.1328909/ [lipstickalley.com]
http://forums.vrzone.com/chit-chatting/383772-news-father-daughter-incest-takes-place-while-mom-sells-porn.html [vrzone.com]
http://wsbt.com/news/local/two-people-arrested-in-laporte-on-charges-of-incest [wsbt.com]
I could add more, but I'm sure you're getting the idea now. I guess the christians see the Lot and his daughters story as a HOWTO. That's precious!
No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical. --Niels Bohr