Shocking Environmental Activist Video: Helpful or Hurtful?

Last week I asked the question of What Kind of Environmentalism Makes Good Carbon Sense. I talked a little about what it means to me as a Christian to balance being responsible, while emphasizing that I don’t worship the earth. Now that may sound strange, but it is clear to me that extreme environmentalism has all the makings of a religion: complete with Eden (the earth before humans), the Fall (humans polluting the earth through their existence), and redemption (living Green).

I landed on that I worship the Creator, not the created. This is an important distinction. And it is how I filter through the idea of idolatry in our modern context.

I also pointed out that I believe the earth was made for us. Contrary to what some people think, I do not view humanity as some kind of parasite on this earth—that every other aspect of nature is natural, except for humans.

Below is a video that seems to come from that exact perspective. It has been making the rounds on the internet–and for good reason. Please watch it and pass it along. I believe this mindset to be very dangerous. And I think it does not honor God or his creation or his pinnacle creation (humanity).

Warning: this video is graphic.