[Terrapreta] NZ leading the way

[lou gold]

Hi All,

We need to be careful about stereotypes -- of any kind.

During my time with the US protect-the-ancient-forest movement there was
strong support from groups of Evangelical Christians who were also social
conservatives. Actually, the only non-indigenous religious tradition of low
consumption and earth stewardship appears also within evangelical
Christianity. The Amish farm is a model of sustainable agriculture.

Just as there are many versions of capitalist, socialist and entrepreneurial
schemes, there is a great diversity within religious lineages. BUT the vast
majority of all have been taken by the extractor-consumer model of the
industrial age.

hugs,

lou

On Dec 17, 2007 12:20 PM, Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com> wrote:

>  Hi Michael,
>
> Yes, I have heard something about the "Hug-the-Earth" Christian
> revivalists.  I am just a Catholic kid, with no grand political + religious
> scheme.  It just struck me that the policy we now use to mine fossil fuels
> for energy consumption is not a very nice thing to be doing to poor people
> or our children.  I don't think I care about the Earth so much as the
> Earth's people, especially the other people that need to survive after I'm
> gone.
>
> Cool permaculture video.  Is there somewhere in biblical prophecy ...
> "they shall make the deserts bloom" ... ?  Has this Geoff Lawton guy ever
> heard of Terra Preta?
>
> Regards,
>
> SKB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Michael Bailes <michaelangelica at gmail.com>
> *To:* Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com> ; Terrapreta<terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 17, 2007 1:02 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Terrapreta] NZ leading the way
>
>
>
> On 17/12/2007, Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >  It seems pretty much like Un-Christian behavior, really, to continue to
> > do so, don't you think?
> >
>
>
>
>  It is interesting that fundamentalist, right wing Christianity is
> starting to get a Care-for-the-Earth  polemic in the USA these days
>
> Michael the Archangel
>
> "You can fix all the world's problems in a garden. . . .
> Most people don't know that"
> FROM
> http://www.blog.thesietch.org/wp-content/permaculture.swf
>
>
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