Episcopal Church Will Celebrate Earth Day on Good Friday
The host of a reality show I regularly watch recently declared that "Easter is the season for eggs, but more importantly a season for renewal." I was annoyed by the secularist perversion of a profoundly religious holiday; the host could have easily substituted the word "spring" for "Easter" and all would have been well. But my expectations of television are low, and I would never expect to hear about the real "reason for the season" from a network TV show in the first place. That's what the church is for, right? Wrong.
While Christians worldwide meditate upon the crucifixion of their savior this Good Friday, the Episcopal Church has suggested that the faithful also reflect upon whether they’re doing their part to reduce C02 emissions.
Two of the world’s holiest religious holidays are set to fall on April 22 this year — Good Friday for Christians and Earth Day for environmentalists — and some religious leaders are preparing their flocks to celebrate both.
The Episcopal Church’s office of Economic and Environmental Affairs released a statement urging followers to stay mindful of global warming, recycling and reducing carbon dioxide emissions while celebrating the ancient Christian holiday in 2011.
“This year Earth Day falls within Holy Week, specifically on Good Friday, a profound coincidence,” said Mike Schut, a church spokesman. “To fully honor Earth Day, we need to reclaim the theology that knows Earth is ‘very good,’ is holy. When we fully recognize that, our actions just may begin to create a more sustainable, compassionate economy and way of life.”
Message to all you Episcopalians: as you reflect on the crucifixion of Christ, don't forget to recycle a can and say a prayer to Gaia for the healing and renewal of the Earth.
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Sep '10
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Why does a church have one of those?
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Mark Belling Fan
Why does a church have one of those? · Apr 7 at 10:16am
Ha! Good question. Even the Church is not immune to bureaucratic bloat...
Aug '10
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This day has always been foretold, as in Isaiah: "The kings of the earth rise up, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and his anointed." .
We should celebrate that atheists, anti-theists, and pagans are coming out of hiding, seeing their opportunity to finally drown out the Judeo-Christian Western Tradition. A clearer sign of the End Times - along with everything else that's happening - can hardly be imagined.
Sep '10
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While this terrible, I am particularly disturbed by the mother earth stature pictured. I wonder if they sold any of those?
May '10
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Diane Ellis, Ed.
The host of a reality show I regularly watch
Ummm.... filing this under inadvertent admissions. Rob feels betrayed, and I feel betrayed for him.
This is of course blasphemous. The real reason for the season is so's my poor protein-wasted body can get outside of some fine fully rested and refreshed livestock type meat products.
Nov '10
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River, I hate to be a pedant but you are quoting from Psalm 2:2.
I'm looking forward to a Messiah sing-a-long on the 17th. Always a wonderful experience!
:-)
Edited on Apr 7, 2011 at 10:41amMay '10
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They fly off the shelves like Chia Obama. Or at least they did in the Neolithic Era.
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Kennedy Smith
Diane Ellis, Ed.
The host of a reality show I regularly watch
Ummm.... filing this under inadvertent admissions. Rob feels betrayed, and I feel betrayed for him.
Yeah, I should've said "The host of a reality show I accidentally flipped onto the other day..." if I wanted to maintain any semblance of coolness. But now you know I'm not cool. And if you only knew what show it was, you'd know exactly how uncool I am.
Jun '10
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To re-cycle part of a post written days ago on the member feed:
. . . Christians are not charged with making the world a better place. Indeed, this notion of improving the world is one of the biggest fallacies plaguing Christianity. All you have to do is listen to some preacher weaving save-the-world environmentalism into his Sunday sermon in his best what-would-Jesus-do phraseology to recognize the stupidity of that idea. Any that doubt this contention should look back to Hitler, Stalin, or Mao for, if asked, anyone of these scourges would allow that they were “improving” the world. Indeed, there is nothing more ludicrous than the pictures of Hitler and Albert Speer discussing building plans and great domes—urban renewal by Luftwaffe.
Mar '11
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As a former Episcopalian, this does not surprise me. The denomination itself has thrown out most of traditional Christianity, so where else to turn but the secular culture? Of course, we are called to practice good stewardship of the earth since it is God's creation, but not to worship the earth itself, as this idea is veering towards. I actually posted something earlier today on the member feed on the Episcopal Church's slide into irrelevance with its abortion stance. We must be thinking alike, Diane.
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Yes, Anne, I saw your post and the Daily Caller piece that I excerpt at just about the same time. Not a good day for the Episcopal church here at Ricochet!
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Cas Balicki: To re-cycle part of a post written days ago on the member feed:
. . . Christians are not charged with making the world a better place. Indeed, this notion of improving the world is one of the biggest fallacies plaguing Christianity.
Hm...Not sure I agree with you there, Cas. I do see basis for the Judeo-Christian idea of being good stewards of the earth coming from Genesis 1, 2, and 9. But there's a world of difference between being a good steward of the earth and treating earth itself as a god.
May '10
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Diane Ellis, Ed.
Two of the world’s holiest religious holidays are set to fall on April 22 this year — Good Friday for Christians and Earth Day for environmentalists — and some religious leaders are preparing their flocks to celebrate both.
Good to see people openly recognizing environmentalism as a religion. Can we get some separation of church and state, please?
May '10
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At least the article recognizes environmentalism as a religion and, therefore, faith-based.
Aug '10
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Diane Ellis, Ed.
Cas Balicki: To re-cycle part of a post written days ago on the member feed:
. . . Christians are not charged with making the world a better place. Indeed, this notion of improving the world is one of the biggest fallacies plaguing Christianity.
Hm...Not sure I agree with you there, Cas. I do see basis for the Judeo-Christian idea of being good stewards of the earth coming from Genesis 1, 2, and 9. But there's a world of difference between being a good steward of the earth and treating earth itself as a god. · Apr 7 at 11:16am
Yes, we're called to be good stewards not Earth's "saviors." There's only one Savior, and as far as I know, He hasn't returned yet.
Edited on Apr 7, 2011 at 11:32amApr '11
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Anneke9
Diane Ellis, Ed.
Cas Balicki: To re-cycle part of a post written days ago on the member feed:
. . . Christians are not charged with making the world a better place. Indeed, this notion of improving the world is one of the biggest fallacies plaguing Christianity.
Hm...Not sure I agree with you there, Cas. I do see basis for the Judeo-Christian idea of being good stewards of the earth coming from Genesis 1, 2, and 9. But there's a world of difference between being a good steward of the earth and treating earth itself as a god. · Apr 7 at 11:16am
Yes, we're called to be good stewards not Earth's "saviors." There's only one Savior, and as far as I know, He hasn't returned yet. · Apr 7 at 11:29am
Edited on Apr 07 at 11:32 am
Moreover, there's a stark difference between being a good steward and embracing the pantheism which remains a dominant feature of the environmental movement.
Aug '10
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Matthew Scully -- Speechwriter for both W and Palin (he wrote her famous Convention speech) -- has a wonderful book on the duty of Christians entitled <em>Dominion</em>.
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Diane Ellis, Ed.
Hm...Not sure I agree with you there, Cas. I do see basis for the Judeo-Christian idea of being good stewards of the earth coming from Genesis 1, 2, and 9. But there's a world of difference between being a good steward of the earth and treating earth itself as a god. · Apr 7 at 11:16am
Amen to that.
Jan '11
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I don't know. I have a hard time seeing any church proclaim Good Friday as just one of the items of the day.
Apr '11
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Christianity and Environmentalism are inherently at odds due to the basic anti-human drive at it's core. As can be seen in the repeated eco-fantasy documentaries about Earth after Humans and the like.