In this essay I am going to look at four religions and try and find out why some are seen as more ecological than others. There are many problems in the world today, each in it's own way contributing to the ecological crisis, they are: air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, suburban development, agricultural pesticides, toxic wastes, coal mining, animal experimentation, war, and so and so forth. The four religions I will look into are Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and finally Buddhism.
" .ecology enters religion as a central concept in two major ways. In a movement for the preservation of nature, that is, religious ecological preservation, and as a perspective and a method in the study of religion, or ecology of religion" .
In Christianity, the concept of a transcendent God has been used for years as a way to justify the insensitivity towards nature and the environment. Christianity is often blamed for the ecological crisis, for example, the pollution, the extinctions, the wastefulness and the poor ecological state of the world. Lynn White wrote.
"Both our present science and our present technology are so tinctured with orthodox Christian arrogance toward nature that no solution for our ecological crisis can be expected from them alone. Since the roots of our trouble are so largely religious, the remedy must also be essentially religious." (.
According to Christianity, the world was created for us and then entrusted to us as stewards. This is evident in the most historical and reliable resource available to us - the Bible. In Genesis 1:26, the creator of this beautiful world, god, told the first man and woman, Adam and Eve, to " .rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all living creatures that move along the ground." .
Therefore, surely as the human race of today, the descendents of Adam and Eve, we are obligated to obey the scriptures.
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Previously there have been three recognised rules for statutory interpretation, it is necessary to look at these so the impact of the European Communities Act 1972 can be seen. ... With the treaties and legislation of the EU constituting a source of English law together with decisions of the ECJ, English judges have been exposed to, and been influenced by, this different approach. Perhaps inevitably, some judges have embraced what Lord Denning MR described as the "European Way". ... The Priority Approach, the English statutory provision which is incompatible with EC law is not giv...
This may be one reason why over the last fifteen years researchers have seen a large increase in the use of English in the home. ... It would be the same for participation in the Chinese folk religions, one would have to have knowledge of the Chinese language and often a specific dialect(Clammer 91). Despite these facts, where choice of language is concerned, one finds a variety of reasons why members choose a particular language congregation. ... However there are some religions that must be conducted in a specific language that coincides with that denomination, for example Islamic religion m...
If something were to happen, for instance if a coconut falls on their head, the more modern religions would view this as a misfortune and a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time but not as the victims fault because we know that a falling coconut is not that uncommon, however in primal religions since everything has a spirit the initial though is that they have upset the God(s) in some way. In virtually every culture there is the though process that everything happens for a reason, the difference here is that for primal religions the reason is spiritual whereas in modern culture/re...
We have to think about as well, why if took so long time to form a European community. Why are some states afraid about a common constitution and also why a constitution is now so important? ... French President Valery Giscard d"Estaing, is currently departing the idea, with a view to making recommendation for a new draft treaty to be considered an inter-governmental conference in 2004 Current Situation "why" is it so important for Europe: The majority of the European population are suggesting that we already have a constitution. ... The major reason is, because the EU is getting bigge...
At the time, there where many different religions and many different ways of looking at God. ... Christ is seen as a mediator between humanity and the Father. ... (EC 231) The synod was not entirely successful because some of the clergy (though a minority) sided with Arius. ... With the rise of Constantine to power, Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire. ... I believe that the debate would have been easily solved had there not been the political influence of Emperors or the use of the word "homoousios". ...
At the time, there where many different religions and many different ways of looking at God. ... Christ is seen as a mediator between humanity and the Father. ... (EC 231) The synod was not entirely successful because some of the clergy (though a minority) sided with Arius. ... With the rise of Constantine to power, Christianity became the religion of the Roman Empire. ... I believe that the debate would have been easily solved had there not been the political influence of Emperors or the use of the word "homoousios". ...
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