tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298394496718513036.post2221452332279011825..comments2022-04-03T15:15:24.016-05:00Comments on The Brown Perspective: Pivotal Moment -- Baptists Turn GreenOzark Unclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13341799329525805285noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298394496718513036.post-20926090376815744922010-09-08T11:42:28.947-05:002010-09-08T11:42:28.947-05:00Thanks - I did enjoy it. As an Arkansan now, I hav...Thanks - I did enjoy it. As an Arkansan now, I have the privilege of owning (well, at least borrowing for a while) a beautiful, spring-fed creek and river in the ozark mts. and the idea that the gas drilling is going to destroy it makes me sick. I long ago (1962 at K-State) left the church, body and soul. As a youngster I tried, but the incongruities became obvious lies and I quit. It's hard to raise 2 daughters in the Ozark mts. to be aetheists, but it's like Johnny Cash naming his son "Sue" and I hope they have the strength of character to be independent thinkers (which I think they are). It is refreshing to see the christian community turn green. I watch here how they abuse the land, foul their drinking water, and can't figure out where their head is at. My good friend and ex-catholic simply tells me that most are sheep following their leaders. I suspect the leaders are properly paid for leading their flocks into the path of destruction! Thanks again for the info.Brandy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298394496718513036.post-44250559153747463622010-07-18T15:36:22.588-05:002010-07-18T15:36:22.588-05:00Who would have ever thought we'd see "gre...Who would have ever thought we'd see "green baptists!" It's such a step in the right direction. The Church being in bed with corporate America is one of the craziest notions ever. How in the !%## does anyone read scripture and come up with THAT idea! (Sorry, Ken, I can't be open-minded on that one. lol) And on a sad note, how many "Brother Roys" in the world have wrecked lives with their "good" intentions? Ken, because you have been given the gift of open-mindedness and the ability to see different sides of an issue, you are very gracious toward him, and have emerged from that background on solid footing, but others who have grown up in that environment have not been so fortunate, and I struggle to make sense of his approach...the approach that is being practiced in so many churches still today. At any rate, back to that first thought, I don't really consider myself an environmentalist either, not a very devout one any way, but I find this new thinking by the SBC to be very refreshing and encouraging. The whole notion of plowing through life with no thought of sustainability or our negative impact on the world our children and grandchildren will inherit also does not seem very biblical....terry hamptonhttp://moretolivefor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6298394496718513036.post-10167660484530985892010-07-04T15:55:33.564-05:002010-07-04T15:55:33.564-05:00Wow, I admire your open and honest thoughts on thi...Wow, I admire your open and honest thoughts on this issueCathiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779272038193362770noreply@blogger.com