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• The more I see of religion, the more I believe in %26quot;The Wilderness ie. Nature 0% 0 Votes
  
  
  In South Africa it is striking to see the difference between Christian farms ,with out any trees and the other ones.
  
  And Latin Christian countries are infamous for the contamination and pollution they cause ,oblivious of the effects to the surroundings
  
  Christian farming is brutal with mono culture and using chemical fertilizers instead of natural fertilization.
  Chemicals to kill unwelcome life, instead of Natural pest control
  
  And brutal with soil as their plows rip the topsoil apart killing all microorganisms that build the soil in the first place
  
  And all farming and gardening tends to be regimented in an unnatural way.
  
  Although there are always exceptions to this rule ,and no doubt several people here will emerge after reading this.
  
  I have met a few Christian people with beautiful gardens and great love and respect for anything to do with the natural world
  
  .But they are the exception, in the big picture.
  the majority of little old ladies with crazy gardens and green fingers the most in tune with Nature ,that i have met in my life ,were pagan minded.
  
  Pagan people , regard it a privilege to harvest from Nature ,and some of them , in the past went so far as to even sacrifice their children for that
  
  .I am not saying we should still do this ,but we do pay back Nature and specifically the soil with compost and mulch.
  Feed the soil and it will feed you.
  
  Nothing that comes from Nature is regarded as a free gift from the gods and should be paid for some how or be given permission.
  
  Some Native American tribes asked their Gods for permission to take a specific number of fish.
  
  Up North they danced around a tree chanting they were going to kill it ,then quickly turned around and cut down the neighbor ,to take it unawares so as to spare it from any pain.
  
  Animals were spirits or even brothers.
  
  Pagan Gardens are diverse and confusing, full of plants crammed together ,not regimented.
  
  They tend to treat animals with much more respect.
  and were very much in tune with nature ,even the converted
  Mazatecca Indians (with whom i lived for a while ) were very knowledgeable ,much more than Christian Farmers,but already less than their Pagan brothers ,
  
  The religion had dulled their connection.
  
  So -as far as Nature is concerned my sympathies tend to be on the Pagan side ,but this not necessarily mean that they lack faith ,it is a different quality of faith that is all
  
  do a poll about deforestation or extinction of animals or the need for conservation or green living ,you will find that the ones who care the least tend to be Christian.
  
  This text is a general view and excludes the Christian friends of this planet ,they are with us as well rooting for Gaia. 0% 0 Votes