Comments on: Genesis 1:28 http://www.strangechord.com/2004/05/28/genesis-128/ ...reverberating Fri, 18 May 2012 06:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: The Zero Boss http://www.strangechord.com/2004/05/28/genesis-128/#comment-9406 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 21:33:05 +0000 http://www.strangechord.com/2004/05/28/genesis-128/#comment-9406 Thanks for digging up that information - very insightful indeed. I recently read a similar dissection of how the Bible was used to defend racism in the pre-war South. Jacob Sullum's book SAYING YES does the same thing, but in order to rebut Christians who used the Bible to promote prohibition. Thanks for digging up that information - very insightful indeed. I recently read a similar dissection of how the Bible was used to defend racism in the pre-war South. Jacob Sullum’s book SAYING YES does the same thing, but in order to rebut Christians who used the Bible to promote prohibition.

]]> by: Pamela http://www.strangechord.com/2004/05/28/genesis-128/#comment-9405 Sat, 29 May 2004 01:58:26 +0000 http://www.strangechord.com/2004/05/28/genesis-128/#comment-9405 Emily, Thank you so much for posting this! There was a time in my life when I was a very committed Christian (too problematic for me to be sure of it these days), and at that time I attended a church that a) used inclusive language (God the Mother and the Father b) hosted the Los Angeles Gay Men's Chorus several times a year, and c) preached avidly from the pulpit for environmental issues. The basis for the environmental bend was biblically based--they found the language in the Bible to support that position. Unfortunately, the more evangelical churches believe first and foremost in man's superiority over nearly everything, and this is the more popular Christian position. I am very happy to be able to link to the site you posted, and I'm happy to see that there is a sub-culture, based in Christianity, that views us as equals in, or at the very least responsible stewards of, the systems of this earth. Emily,

Thank you so much for posting this! There was a time in my life when I was a very committed Christian (too problematic for me to be sure of it these days), and at that time I attended a church that a) used inclusive language (God the Mother and the Father b) hosted the Los Angeles Gay Men’s Chorus several times a year, and c) preached avidly from the pulpit for environmental issues.

The basis for the environmental bend was biblically based–they found the language in the Bible to support that position. Unfortunately, the more evangelical churches believe first and foremost in man’s superiority over nearly everything, and this is the more popular Christian position.

I am very happy to be able to link to the site you posted, and I’m happy to see that there is a sub-culture, based in Christianity, that views us as equals in, or at the very least responsible stewards of, the systems of this earth.

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