In this section I shall explain the religious teachings on the issue of human responsibility to look after God's creation.

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SONIA KUMAR

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           In this section I shall explain the religious teachings on the issue of human responsibility to look after God’s creation. The religion I will be explaining is Christianity.

           According to Christian teachings; God gave people the responsibility of looking after the world for Him, as stewards. Through these teachings, God is believed to have created the planet and in the matter of stewardship has given us the responsibility to manage and control the earth. Stewardship is a term Christians use to explain responsibility; there are many organisations and individuals who work to protect the earth. An example of a Christian Steward is ‘Chico Mendes’, he was a Brazilian rubber tapper who taught that it was possible to earn an income without destroying the forest. He introduced the idea of setting aside areas for collecting forest products. After this was done, he won ‘international acclaim as the leader of a non-violent campaign against forest clearance’. (Believing and Living pg18) From this Mendes threatened the success of big businesses interests who stand to make enormous profits from the whole sale destruction of the forest. Due to this, he was murdered in 1988 in front of his family and wife by the son of a cattle rancher.

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           It is taught in the holy bible God created humankind in ‘his own image’ (Genesis 1:27-29, 31) which means, among other things, that human beings have been given a responsibility to the planet. Furthermore, human beings have been given the earth to subdue and rule over it. In this sense many Christians look at the bible as though God has given them authority over the creation; the bible story of creation says humans were given ‘dominion’ over the world and its creatures, and for most of them it means being in charge of the world ...

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