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Oct 31 2005

A Theological Framework for Evaluating Genetically Modified Food

By Jordan Ballor / October 31, 2005

The public debate regarding genetically modified (GM) food has for the most part been driven by practical considerations. For those on the side of GM food, the economic and social benefits far outweigh any possible negative consequences (if there even are any). In this vein, Reason magazine science correspondent Ronald Bailey points out, “With biotech corn, U.S. […]

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Oct 31 2005

Fruitful Dominion: Time for a New Environmental Ethic?

By David Rothbard / October 31, 2005

Responsible stewardship can bring prosperity to all of the earth’s inhabitants Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis

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Oct 31 2005

Get Out Your Bed Nets:

By Cornwall Alliance / October 31, 2005

We must let Africans fight mosquitoes and disease the same way we do: with pesticides Gulf Coast residents are slowly recovering from Katrina’s winds, floods, anarchy, and tardy local, state and federal disaster responses. Now they face yet another peril. Millions of acres of brackish, polluted water could become fertile breeding grounds for billions of

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Apr 20 2005

God, Man, and the Environment

By Samuel Gregg D. Phil. / April 20, 2005

On April 22nd, much of the world will celebrate international Earth Day. Like many fads, the popularity of this event has waned throughout much of the West. This may owe something to the fact that the dire consequences predicted by many ecologists have not eventuated. Despite this, many people of faith continue to preach a

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Apr 30 2004

Dominion and Stewardship: Believers and the Environment

By Samuel Gregg D. Phil. / April 30, 2004

“Man is created to praise, reverence and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. The other things on the face of the earth are created for man to help him in attaining the end for which he is created. Hence, man is to make use of them in as far

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May 1 2000

The Cornwall Declaration On Environmental Stewardship

By Cornwall Alliance / May 1, 2000

Download the Cornwall Declaration (pdf) View a list of notable signers Add your endorsement The past millennium brought unprecedented improvements in human health, nutrition, and life expectancy, especially among those most blessed by political and economic liberty and advances in science and technology. At the dawn of a new millennium, the opportunity exists to build on these advances

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Nov 27 1993

Evangelical Environmental Declaration Seeks Consensus on Controversial Views

By E. Calvin Beisner / November 27, 1993

The following article was originally published, in edited form, as “Are God’s Resources Finite? A group of Christian leaders claim they are, but does the claim square with the evidence?” WORLD Magazine, vol. 8, no. 27 (November 27, 1993), 10-13. In the next two months, leaders of various Christian denominations and parachurch ministries will be

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