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What Would the Green Christ Do?

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Jesus of Nazareth famously advised us to love our neighbor as ourselves. The obvious question that follows is: Who is my neighbor? The people who literally live next door? Those in my family, or in my town? Those of only my own race, or all races? Just straight people, or gay and trans people too? Those who call themselves Christians, or people of any religion? Or could this renowned advice possibly apply to every human being in the world?!

Now the Green Christ is urging us modern-day humans ever onward. Imagine how revolutionary it would be if “neighbor” included even non-human beings! Not only our pets and domestic animal companions—but wild animals, the whole range of them from mice to bears, lizards to eagles, frogs to sharks and whales. Plants, from oak trees and redwoods to grasses and flowers. And whole forests, prairies, mountains and rivers. The valley or watershed where we live. The entire bio-region that supports and sustains us. Gaia’s green web in all its myriad forms, in all places on Earth. [Read more…] about What Would the Green Christ Do?

The Fundamental Green Christian Value: The Sacred Land is in the Center

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I concluded some years ago that the only social movements or spiritual paths that interest me are those that explicitly have at their center this truth: Human beings are not in any way superior to or more deserving than non-human beings and ecosystems. Different, yes. Uniquely gifted, perhaps. But not intrinsically more important.

We humans have been indoctrinated for many generations by the dominant culture and its institutions—including mainstream Christianity—with the conviction that we are superior to everything else that exists. Most humans everywhere unquestioningly believe that not just our survival, but our day-to-day comfort and narrowly defined well-being comprise the most important agenda being played out on earth. We don’t have to look far to see what a mess this has created, with the land, waters and air being polluted all over the planet, wild habitats shrinking, entire species dying, and now the specter of seemingly irreversible, disruptive climate change.

Humans are literally killing the Sacred Land—and thus our very selves, for we are of the Land. Through deigning everything about us and our lives as hyper-important, we have made ourselves hostile and aggressive in groups, and lonely, disconnected and sad as individuals. We are trampling our souls, and depriving ourselves of vast levels of spiritual understanding and deepening that are our birthright. [Read more…] about The Fundamental Green Christian Value: The Sacred Land is in the Center