Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sincere Christians won't drive cars
Jesus said "Love thy neighbor as thyself." A rudimentary analysis of his statement suggests that every individual should strive to treat those in their surrounding area as kindly and as respectfully as is possible. Now, I believe "neighbors" can refer to the individuals that live next door to you, that live across the street from you, that attend your school, that participate in your workplace, that live in your city, your country, and in the world. Christ's commandment then, is meant to be applied universally. So, how can this be applied in the "real" world? Well, we can begin by treating our friends, our family members, colleagues, and higher-ups more respectfully. Next, we can modify our lifestyle choices to coincide with what creates "the greatest amount of good." So, how does the automobile fit into all of this? Well, automobiles create air-pollution. This is a proven fact, unlike "global warming" or the other fallacies "liberals" are rumored to have perpetrated. The cities of Los Angeles, Fresno, CA, Bakersfield,CA, Pittsburgh, PA, and Springfield, OR have terrible air quality because of their high concentrations of cars(courtesy of http://lungaction.org/reports/sota05_cities.html) Consequently, individuals in such said cities have some of the worst cases of asthma in the country. That, in my consideration, is an extremely unfortunate predicament. Now, "whatever is of God, is good." But air-pollution is bad, so it is not of God. Therefore, Christians should not be driving cars because the air pollution that is created is not in their neighbor's best interest, nor is it of God.
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I'm not a Christian but you've raised a very important and interesting point there. I do need to drive because of a disability but since becoming more aware of the problems our beautiful planet is suffering from, I drive far less than I used to.
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