Comments on: God’s planet http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/28/gods-planet/ hopping along the corridors of power Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:33:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: portia http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/28/gods-planet/#comment-270 portia Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:00:22 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/28/gods-planet/#comment-270 yes, its good to see that at least some people realise that not all christians are right wing or conservative. its all too often that left wing christians get put in the same pigeon hole as right wing based solely on their faith. it is part of a wider problem however of social stereotyping - the flipside being that people assume because youre a green supporter you must be a pot-smoking "hippy" (which is also not neccesarily correct). yes, its good to see that at least some people realise that not all christians are right wing or conservative. its all too often that left wing christians get put in the same pigeon hole as right wing based solely on their faith. it is part of a wider problem however of social stereotyping - the flipside being that people assume because youre a green supporter you must be a pot-smoking “hippy” (which is also not neccesarily correct).

]]> By: lightcircle http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/28/gods-planet/#comment-257 lightcircle Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:22:59 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/04/28/gods-planet/#comment-257 Your observation on the "religious left" is enlightening. It is also a salutory reminder that we shouldn't make lazy generalisations about (a) how Christians feel about the environment (b) what kinds of people vote Green. And a big cheer for Rowan Williams, a visionary religious leader in our time. Although my beliefs may not be his, I acknowledge his mana (great word for this man), intellect and progressive thinking. Pity our new Pope doesn't appear to share these characteristics. Your observation on the “religious left” is enlightening. It is also a salutory reminder that we shouldn’t make lazy generalisations about (a) how Christians feel about the environment (b) what kinds of people vote Green.

And a big cheer for Rowan Williams, a visionary religious leader in our time. Although my beliefs may not be his, I acknowledge his mana (great word for this man), intellect and progressive thinking.

Pity our new Pope doesn’t appear to share these characteristics.

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