Astonishing Discovery in a National Park

[Neil D]

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by just leaving footprints in certain ecosensitive areas can create major damage.

What kind of damage is Christ going to do when He returns?

I wouldn't know, but my understanding is that He is not going to touch the earth when He arrives, that is why we get 'caught up into the air"...

What does this question have to do with mine???? Your reasoning is such that one could say that you are saying this just to be arguementative...My retort could be..what does your question about Christ have to do with ....anything???? Concidering that Jesus is the master of this world and the Lord of it, and has bestowed upon us the principles of stewardship in regard to this world, untill He comes back to claim it, we are responsible for it.

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I am 100% for preserving our environment BUT we need to have a purpose for preserving it. That purpose should be so that future generations can enjoy it. At one time, many salmon could be seen swimming upstream in the Columbia River. Now because of over-fishing and polution, it is a treasured site to see.

As I have said and agree...So, your point is....?

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Difference in culture there. I have been told by those having served in the Army in Germany, that their forests are incredibally clean compared to ours.

That is because they actively clean up the branches, and nature's natural pruning and thining of stocks...There is more man made clean up than what we do. Again,in relation to what has been said, your point is....?

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One view places value upon nature for its being nature. They equate all life as being equal. A bug under a rock is of equal value as a man, redeemed by Christ.

Name a mainstream Christian denomination that is actively persuing this dogma that you claim is out there? I don't think so...and even if it is a fringe group, it is not supported by major religions.

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In every age, those true to the church needed to be able to recognize the false religion that existed around them. Those that worship nature today are not sacrificing their children to the sun as in the ancient past. However they are placing what they judge to be the greater interest of nature above what is the greater interest of humanity. They are very open about their belief that the spotted owl or horned toad has as much inate value as a human life. In fact, many of these secular environmentalists see no problem with terminating a human life while in its mother's womb, but consider it a grave sin to build a system of dykes to protect a city from flooding.

I think you are misinterpreting something, Shane...

There is great evidence that if a species goes extinct, it's effect is felt all the way up the ecological chain and will be affecting humans. To call for the hunting of a bird on an island to the point of extinction, is to affect the island forever. Same is true of ANY animal....If we call for the extinction of any animal, the effects will be eventually affected by humans...

Remember: I pointed out that some south sea islands called for a reserve/underwater park among corral reefs. The fish were hunted down to low numbers around some islands. Islanders were faced with staration due to a scarce food source. Once the underwater park was established, those numbers returned to help the human population. That is called stewardship, Shane...

Ecological stewardship is sensable, and is of great benefit. To destroy a species is to destroy another link in the ecological food chain....