City Lights

I use to love the idea of living in a big city. The massive amount of people, the lights, the hectic busyness, the sound of the street, all of it just seemed thrilling. Now I live in Chapel Hill. Not a big city by any means, but a city none the less, but lately I've just wanted to drive out to some field with my guitar just so I can see the stars. Darn you, Ansel Adams.

I can't believe I just wrote something about environmentalism.

So for the longest time now I've been criticizing this whole environmental movement, due to its commercialism, but as of lately I think my thoughts on the subject have changed. Sure everyone is capitalizing on the "green" movement, but good ideas will always be used for selfish purposes. I think it is our responsibility as civilized people to do our own housekeeping. I wouldn't throw trash on my living room floor, so why would I let my trash pollute the earth. Don't get me wrong; it's dumb to let this consume your life unless it is really something that you feel as a your passionate responsibility, but I think if I can spend the extra dime on buying a product that is not as bad for the environment than I'll suck it up and do it. The harm that that would prevent is so minute you wonder why even bother right?

Researchers found that evangelical Christians and nonevangelical, born-again Christians were least likely to recycle. More than six out of 10 nonChristians, notional Christians, atheists and agnostics engaged in recycling. Only half of evangelicals and 47 percent of nonevangelical, born-again Christians recycled.

This is according to The Baptist Standard. So basically Christians are less concerned with taking care of the home that God has provided for them than non-Christians. I'm not jumping on the Green bandwagon, I just think that maybe there are responsibilities that we are neglecting because of our own selfishness. Or maybe we're not, maybe you can give me a good, sound, maybe even biblical reason that we shouldn't try to take care of this gift that God has given to us.