Mike Edmisten Follower of Jesus. Husband of Nicki. Father of Ryan & Brock. Communicator of the Word.

Radical Environmentalism (Part 1)

Fill up your tank lately? Wow. That's some serious sticker shock. And it appears that it's only going to get worse.

I make it a point not to use this blog as a stump to promote my political views. I do have very definite political ideas and values. I'm not ashamed of them. I hold to them very strongly.

But this blog is an extension of my ministry, and I purposefully leave political discourse out of my preaching and teaching…except when the political issue is also a spiritual issue. Then, I have no choice but to tackle it. And if it makes a Republican or a Democrat mad…well…there's nothing I can do about it. My loyalty to the Word of God trumps my political affiliation by a long shot.

So why would I blog about gas prices? Because there is an underlying spiritual principle that we need to be aware of. I touched on it in my Earth Day post last month, but I want to focus in on it even more given our current pain at the pump.

Bob Brown, an Australian politician and environmentalist, said, "There is a spiritual side to our connection with the planet. And in this material world, that's anathema."

Many in the radical environmental movement view the issue as their religion. The "spiritual connection" we have with the planet makes everything green into an object to be honored, revered, even worshipped.

What does this have to do with gas prices? Quite a bit, actually. We'll explore it tomorrow.