When we read the Bible we learn about so many different things, we learn about the history of the world, how it was all created, we learn about the history of mankind and why so many things are the way that they currently are. One thing we learn about in Genesis is that man was given dominion over the Earth. To me to have dominion is to be responsible for it, to be the caretaker of it, to be like one’s house or business, your purpose is to leave it better off than the way that you had found it. When I hear that man has dominion over the Earth, I do not see it as meaning to exploit it, but to utilize it to it’s full potential. To improve it and increase it, to increase it’s value and to ensure that the future generations will have a successful time and will have been set up to improve it as well. Now many claim that we are actually destroying the Earth right now, that the way that we are using it is going to ultimately destroy it, the problem however with this claim is that the science is heavily biased, and the main talking points and rhetoric have become just that. There is no denying that the Earth is not as beautiful as it once was, and that many habits of people need to be changed, and that we need to take better care of the planet. I do not believe that our way of life is causing massive climate change/failure as some claim, but we should take better care of it, and many of the biggest problems can be fixed in the homes of each and every individual, without some massive panel telling us what we can or cannot do, as this is the ultimate endgame of the climate change pushers, to further take away rights of the individual, but rahter each parent can teach their children how to properly care for the Earth. It starts with parents educating their children about the Earth, about properly taking care of their trash, about reducing their individual waste and going out and planting trees. About seeing the value of each living thing, and how it can all connect with one another. I have met many hunters and fisherman, and while these individuals are painted as bloodthirsty killers, that could not be farther from the truth, they respect the animals and see it as a means to provide for their families. If each family would care for a pet, and plant a garden with their children, they would not only help our planet, but teach valuable lessons as well. Each family should strive to take better care of the planet by cleaning it and taking care of waste. I do not agree with the claim we are killing our planet, but I do feel as caretakers that we aught to clean it and do a better job of taking care of the Earth, as well as ourselves. Less supermarkets and more farms and home grown food. Not only will this be beneficial to the planet, but also to our family lives.

Amen.