tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084895632111301486.post6101268097798244712..comments2023-09-18T14:07:34.270+02:00Comments on SAFCEI: Anglican primates speak on environmentSteve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084895632111301486.post-12661711778911237052009-03-05T15:47:00.000+02:002009-03-05T15:47:00.000+02:00On rereading my earlier comment I see a 'typo' in ...On rereading my earlier comment I see a 'typo' in the second line of the second paragraph it should read<BR/>... historically exploitative, rather than cooperative....Rory Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082053274455375043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084895632111301486.post-82451480416481259192009-02-26T21:50:00.000+02:002009-02-26T21:50:00.000+02:00It is good that the Anglican Church leadership is ...It is good that the Anglican Church leadership is beginning to address the issue of climate change and humankind's responsibility for, and continuing, activity toward generating it.<BR/><BR/>Climate change is a consequence of the West's historically exploitative, rather cooperative, attitude toward the rest of creation, which attitude is now, sadly, being adopted by all cultures across the world. Such an attitude can produce short term gains, which the West has experienced up until now, that is why others are adopting this exploitative attitude too, but long term it inevitably creates problems. Right now we are beginning to experience one of these problems in the form of climate change. <BR/><BR/>If we are to be successful in addressing the matter of climate change, and the other problems that arise because of our exploitative attitude toward the rest of creation, we need, as a culture, to change our attitude to one of cooperation rather than exploitation. This will require a seismic shift in the mindsets of the majority of the population. A massive task so the place to start this is with the upcoming generation, the children, so that their ingrained, or default, way of addressing the outside world, i.e. the rest of creation, is, ‘how do I work cooperatively with’ rather than ‘how do I exploit to my own advantage’, this, whatever it is.<BR/><BR/>Religious institutions can and should play a major role in this change. As a life long Christian I am very much aware that the Christian Church, in particular, needs to look at how in its teachings and behaviour it has historically supported and nurtured this exploitative attitude toward the rest of creation.Rory Shorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082053274455375043noreply@blogger.com