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(60,536 posts) Thu Feb 22, 2018, 05:43 PM Feb 2018

Pruitt: Bible says 'harvest the natural resources' [View all]

Source: The Hill

BY TIMOTHY CAMA - 02/22/18 04:28 PM EST

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Scott Pruitt said his desire to use the Earth’s resources like oil and coal is grounded in the Bible.

In an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network published Thursday, Pruitt spoke about how his Christian views inform his views on the environment and environmental policy.

“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,” he told CBN’s David Brody.

Trump’s top environmental regulator, who has overseen aggressive rollbacks of rules on greenhouse gases, air pollution, water pollution, chemicals and more, tied religion also into his ongoing criticisms of left-wing environmentalists. He accuses them of wanting to shut down drilling and other resource development.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/375148-pruitt-bible-says-harvest-the-natural-resources

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Pruitt: Bible says 'harvest the natural resources' [View all] DonViejo Feb 2018 OP

'Dominion' is not Liquidation, asshat Maine-i-acs Feb 2018 #1

Right! Chrysanthemum Feb 2018 #9

Plus--Who cares what the bible says, anyway..... pangaia Feb 2018 #31

Actually, isn't that word really supposed to be "stewardship?" raging moderate Feb 2018 #53

Like lungs? NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2018 #2

And a reminder to the asshat that the Bible is not the law of the land, MANative Feb 2018 #3

Proof that religion can make you blind Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #4

Actually, it say to be a "steward", meaning think of generations ahead for wise management. Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #5

Yes, Steward, but he's thinking Plunder appalachiablue Feb 2018 #15

Oil isnt harvested or cultivated, because it is not replinishable for one thing. notdarkyet Feb 2018 #6

Fuck the Dominionists!! (Resist them too!!) malchickiwick Feb 2018 #7

Who the f**k is he kidding??? atreides1 Feb 2018 #8

What you said. OldHippieChick Feb 2018 #21

"Harvest" means gather a crop. Meaning...it will grow again. "Harvest" does not mean "take." Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #10

Another good reason to keep Bronze Age superstitions out of government and procon Feb 2018 #11

THIS! Glorfindel Feb 2018 #22

Let us pray away toxic releases, LUSTs, and superfund sites too. Thoughts and prayers. Freethinker65 Feb 2018 #12

+1 appalachiablue Feb 2018 #13

The Onion has come to real life. Pruitt is making America a laughing stock as much as Shitler. Fred Sanders Feb 2018 #30

Note to Pruitt: It doesn't matter what the Bible says NastyRiffraff Feb 2018 #14

These fundies don't read MountCleaners Feb 2018 #16

Dominion over all of God's Blessings. magicarpet Feb 2018 #17

That's exactly what they say. SergeStorms Feb 2018 #25

Excellent itemization of Family values. dchill Feb 2018 #50

So our country is run by 2000 year olds? sinkingfeeling Feb 2018 #18

There's a contradiction between "conservative," whose root means "to conserve" and "dominionist," LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2018 #19

Fuck Pruitt and his ASShole "religion" turbinetree Feb 2018 #20

Bible schmible. snort Feb 2018 #23

Hey.....Pruitt, SergeStorms Feb 2018 #24

you knew this was coming bucolic_frolic Feb 2018 #26

My Bible says to be "Stewards" of the earth and take care of the gifts God gave us. appleannie1943 Feb 2018 #27

God: Bible also says Pruitt should be put to death for a numbers of sins. DRoseDARs Feb 2018 #28

.... handmade34 Feb 2018 #38

well if faith moves mountains then we don't need any equipment bluestarone Feb 2018 #29

'Harvest', 'burn', what's the difference, eh? muriel_volestrangler Feb 2018 #32

May I invoke the Bard? DemoTex Feb 2018 #33

James Watt returns rpannier Feb 2018 #34

100 Bible Verses about Stewardship Of God's Creation keithbvadu2 Feb 2018 #35

I doubt Jesus was talking about fracking or oil or gas blueinredohio Feb 2018 #36

The Bible also says, Bayard Feb 2018 #37

Pruitt is a fucking fascist shithole motherfucker... GReedDiamond Feb 2018 #39

It also says not to eat pork sakabatou Feb 2018 #40

I guess if we're gonna set policy based on the Bible, we better bring back slavery. tclambert Feb 2018 #41

Bother. Solly Mack Feb 2018 #42

Ancient Alien enthusiasts... Toorich Feb 2018 #43

Sounds like the reincarnation of James Watt. nt eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #44

talk about cherry-picking RussBLib Feb 2018 #45

Funny thing, my bible tells me to harvest Scott Pruitt's organs. royable Feb 2018 #46

Economics Escapes These People modrepub Feb 2018 #47

the bible can't talk, a person has to read it. olddad56 Feb 2018 #48

I had an imaginary friend when I was 3. GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #49

Does it matter at all that 2,000 plus years ago there were at best some 300 million PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #51

Planet Earth says: "If you keep on using me, you're going to use me up!" democratisphere Feb 2018 #52

Um...please do tell, Mr Pruitt Docreed2003 Feb 2018 #54

Sooooooo ... area51 Feb 2018 #55

The sun and wind are also "natural resources" jmowreader Feb 2018 #56