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In reply to the discussion: Stop fighting about who created the world.... [View all]goldent
(1,582 posts)67. The largest Christian church has a position quite the opposite...
Care for the environment represents a challenge for all of humanity. It is a matter of a common and universal duty, that of respecting a common good,[979] destined for all, by preventing anyone from using with impunity the different categories of beings, whether living or inanimate animals, plants, the natural elements simply as one wishes, according to one's own economic needs.[980] It is a responsibility that must mature on the basis of the global dimension of the present ecological crisis and the consequent necessity to meet it on a worldwide level, since all beings are interdependent in the universal order established by the Creator. One must take into account the nature of each being and of its mutual connection in an ordered system, which is precisely the cosmos' .[981]
467. Responsibility for the environment, the common heritage of mankind, extends not only to present needs but also to those of the future. We have inherited from past generations, and we have benefited from the work of our contemporaries: for this reason we have obligations towards all, and we cannot refuse to interest ourselves in those who will come after us, to enlarge the human family.[984] This is a responsibility that present generations have towards those of the future,[985] a responsibility that also concerns individual States and the international community.
468. Responsibility for the environment should also find adequate expression on a juridical level. It is important that the international community draw up uniform rules that will allow States to exercise more effective control over the various activities that have negative effects on the environment and to protect ecosystems by preventing the risk of accidents. The State should also actively endeavour within its own territory to prevent destruction of the atmosphere and biosphere, by carefully monitoring, among other things, the impact of new technological or scientific advances ... [and] ensuring that its citizens are not exposed to dangerous pollutants or toxic wastes.[986]
Lots more in the COMPENDIUM OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH, Chapter 10
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/justpeace/documents/rc_pc_justpeace_doc_20060526_compendio-dott-soc_en.html#CHAPTER TEN
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Nevertheless it is an identifiable component of right wing 'Save the whales, collect the whole set'
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2014
#5
The second link is the only one that apparently shows any numbers at all
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2014
#19
I'm ok with supporting it. I'm not ok with mischaracterizing it as anything but
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2014
#25
Do you understand the difference between a movement and a datapoint on a poll, yes or no?
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2014
#34
Do you not see the inherent comedy at your deadpan transition from this thread to that one?
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2014
#40
As I told another member earlier, I have no problem with you getting a chuckle from me,
cbayer
Aug 2014
#41
I certainly view the tea party and the various demographics of which it is assembled as 'the enemy'.
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2014
#44
Or I can just sit back and be amused as you take seriously that "I resent" comment...
Silent3
Aug 2014
#22
I Do Not Conflate The Two - Protecting The Eco-Sphere Is More Important Than Belief In Deity
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#55
I Have No Problem With Those That Want Justify Their Personal Mission With The Delusion Of Deity
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#57
I Am Not Qualified For A Medical Diagnosis - I Can Only Evaluate Behavior Using Definitions
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#59
We Will Have To Agree To Disagree - No Further Discussion Useful - You Have Your Path - I Mine
cantbeserious
Aug 2014
#61
Exactly how did the catholic church abuse the planet in god's name for centuries?
cbayer
Sep 2014
#78
I wasn't talking about atheists, just some posters who happen to be atheists.
Starboard Tack
Aug 2014
#63
All I'm doing is differentiating between mainstream atheists and extremists.
Starboard Tack
Sep 2014
#79
which is why what you are doing has been characterized as patently dishonest.
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2014
#81
well there is a relationship as theistic beliefs that gods gave us this planet with
Warren Stupidity
Sep 2014
#80