Another Awful Bible Interpretation

Here’s U.S. Representative John Shimkus of Illinois reading from the Bible (during a hearing of the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Environment) in an effort to justify the idea that we human beings don’t need to take any responsibility for the various ways in which we are destroying our planet. He argues that “only God” can destroy our planet, and since, in Genesis 8, God promised not to destroy the earth, we’ll be fine no matter how poorly we treat God’s creation.

Unfortunately, Shimkus forgets Genesis 1 in which God appoints humanity to be care-takers of God’s creation. For more on just how much we are responsible for taking care of God’s created wonders, according to the Bible, click here. And for more about how St. Bede’s folk are attempting to take that responsibility seriously, click here.