At a recent meeting of the European Conference of Environmental Networks Archbishop Hammer of Norway asked this question. The Archbishop began with a biblical insight considering Romans 12, and went on to say that we have chosen to follow the exploitative human role that seems to be presented in Genesis 1, rather than the caring role presented in Genesis 2. Neither did we choose to follow St. Francis! The way we look at the world is crucial, Many Christian identities say that the world is sinful, The implication is that we should get rid of it, and look for salvation elsewhere.
This rather ignores the fact that we are not something separate from the environment but an integral part of it. We conveniently forget this when we speak of throwing things away. There is no away!
