the use and abuse of the environment

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  • the use and abuse of the environment
    • christianity
      • Creation has a unique value in God's eyes - God gave permission for people to rule over creation in a way that sustains environment
        • natural resources are not to be abused
          • new methods of obtaining gas for every are causing a lot of controversy
        • 7.3 million hectares of forest are lost each year
        • they believe they should avoid waste, conserve energy and reduce the demand for natural resources
        • being in charge of creation doesn't give them the right to spoil what god has made
          • humans are tenants of god's world
      • pope francis called on everyone to act to protect the environment
        • "the earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth
    • Islam
      • "eat and drink[as we have been permitted] but do not be extravagant: God does not like extravagant people"
      • muslims are taught the importance of replanting trees as part of God's instructions for humans as khalifah on earth
      • "do not seek from it more than what you need"
        • each muslim has a responsibility to not overuse the world's resources
      • the Islamic foundation for ecology and environmental sciences has developed a specifically islamic approach to environmental protection

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