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Missing the point

First of all, I'm reading through these comments and I realize that so many of you are missing the point.  Instead of attacking fellow environmentalists because of their religious views, rejoice that more and more Christians are embracing environmental and social justice causes.  Be happy that more and more of us see justice for the poor and respect for creation as something that Jesus taught.

That said, I can't just ignore some of these posts.

"The Bible is a collection of musings written by multiple obscure authors in languages Jesus didn't even speak hundreds of years after his death..."
     This is not quite the case.  Jesus, like any well-educated Jewish man, would have been fluent in Hebrew.  In fact, the title Rabbi implies among other things, that he would have committed the entire Hebrew scriptures to memory.  

"For example, Yah-sh-ua (Hebrew) was translated to Le-s-ous (Greek) to le-so-us (Latin) and finally Je-s-us (English)."
     If you're going to discuss language, please get it right.  Also, make sure there's a point.  The Greek for Jesus was "iesous" with an accent over the "i" making it an "h" sound.  Secondly, so what?  John in Spanish is Juan.  Peter in in Spanish is Pedro, etc.  We're talking about different languages with different sounds.On Bill Moyers discusses the spread of environmental concern among evangelicals posted 3 years, 1 month ago 22 Responses

Missing the point

First of all, I'm reading through these comments and I realize that so many of you are missing the point.  Instead of attacking fellow environmentalists because of their religious views, rejoice that more and more Christians are embracing environmental and social justice causes.  Be happy that more and more of us see justice for the poor and respect for creation as something that Jesus taught.

That said, I can't just ignore some of these posts.

"The Bible is a collection of musings written by multiple obscure authors in languages Jesus didn't even speak hundreds of years after his death..."
     This is not quite the case.  Jesus, like any well-educated Jewish man, would have been fluent in Hebrew.  In fact, the title Rabbi implies among other things, that he would have committed the entire Hebrew scriptures to memory.  

"For example, Yah-sh-ua (Hebrew) was translated to Le-s-ous (Greek) to le-so-us (Latin) and finally Je-s-us (English)."
     If you're going to discuss language, please get it right.  Also, make sure there's a point.  The Greek for Jesus was "iesous" with an accent over the "i" making it an "h" sound.  Secondly, so what?  John in Spanish is Juan.  Peter in in Spanish is Pedro, etc.  We're talking about different languages with different sounds.On A Grist special series posted 3 years, 1 month ago 22 Responses

I drive really fast.

I consistently speed, not like 20 mph over the limit, but a good 5-15 over, but that's not the problem, I accelerate like a race car driver.  I can practically see the gasoline pouring out of the fuel injectors.  I still good decent mileage (28 mpg), but that's only because I drive a small 5-speed.  The manual transmission should improve mileage, but I think that's part of why I drive so fast.  
Also, like some others, I have a great composter, but can't always take my stuff out there.  Sometimes, I just throw it away.On What's your secret eco-sin? posted 4 years, 7 months ago 84 Responses