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Alan [a college freshman with a Christian heritage] saw another connection [between a materialistic worldview and evolution] as well. The environmentalist movement that was so prominent at the university also rested on the foundation of evolution. If all life, including human, animal, and plant life, came into being as a result of natural, impersonal, random forces, then why not worship nature? Alan came to realize that on this philosophical foundation, human beings can’t possess any qualities that make them unique or special in a positive sense.1 Instead, people are viewed as problematic because of, among other things, their actions and their shear numbers.2 Furthermore, attempts are made to humanize animals, upholding them as persons.3,4 Even trees are seen as victims of humanity, since people “kill” them to produce resources like paper and other wood products.5 Christians, of all people, should be good stewards of the environment.6,7 However, believers also must refute numerous lies fostered by the environmental movement, including lies about overpopulation, the climate, and the best ways to help the poor.8,9,10
1http://www.wnd.com/2014/03/the-religion-of-environmentalism/
2http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/jun/30/stephen-emmott-ten-billion
3http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/23/opinion/animals-are-persons-too.html?_r=0
4http://www.christianpost.com/news/obama-peta-and-the-value-of-human-life-39461/
5https://www.quora.com/Recycling/Is-wasting-paper-really-killing-trees?share=1
6https://www.breakpoint.org/breakpoint-common-sense-environmentalism/
7http://www.cornwallalliance.org/about/
8https://overpopulationisamyth.com
9http://www.renewamerica.com/columns/caruba/140328
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also see: BreakPoint: The Last Straw
Human Sacrifice for Gaia: Environmentalism at Its Worst
Seeing the Bible Through the Trees: Matthew Sleeth on Reforesting Faith