Am smiling while writing this reflection. If the choice between food and fuel is a no brainer, this one should have never been asked at all. But, in my opinion, it is a question that must be asked while attending the Bali UN Conference on Climate Change. In all of the discussions, I have not heard of God, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, or any deity being mentioned or referred to at all! Strange! God seems to be left out, neglected or ignored in the conference. I can not understand why a meeting on Climate Change and Global Warming which is a concern on Creation, which is definitely attributed to the Creator who is God (in whatever name He may be regarded), could go on and arrive at a decision when the belief in God has no say.
Because as I see it, the bottom line of the issue is regard for God who is the author of creation. If we are to talk about the care of creation and its use, God is the best source of enlightenment! For a believer, any believer for that matter, his belief in his creator determines his life and his relationship to other creatures. The basis in the meetings should include, if not shift to moral grounds rather than economic and political. If we believe that creation is a gift from our creator and the gift has a responsibility (stewardship), then the "road map" for a good response to the issue of climate change and global warming would be well founded and clear. Once vested interest and micro-thinking comes in, what we can have is a mere "piecemeal" or "tip of the ice berg" solution.
It is about God, stupid!
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