What is your opinion on this??

For me I am a christian and believe in God. I dont think the same as those that you mentioned. I feel that we should recycle and take care of the planet and that kind of thing. God put those things on this planet and we should take care of it regardless of how soon the rapture is coming because no one actually knows when that will be anyways.

I am a Christian and yes I do believe in the rapture,but not in the way that many Christians believe it to take place.Many Bible prophecies have already come to pass but have done so in such a natural way that they have not even been noticed.The Bible speaks to us in a way that needs to be studied and given much thought to.God created an absolutely beautiful Earth and He wants the custodians of the Earth......thats us,to take care of it.All of it.So to say that we need not worry about the environment because the rapture is going to take place any day now is absolutely foolish.Dont Christians ever want to maintain a sense of sanity or at least sensibility in front of people of other faiths.? Or do they want to be the laughing stock of religion?

Well IMO if the rapture is going to happen I think it would be a plus point if God saw how much care we had shown in keeping his creation (our planet) healthy! Just last week each of the homes in my town got a special recyle garbage can from the city and it does not take much to separate the recyle trash from the garbage.

Okay, I am a little lost here. Kindly clear up some of my doubts before I can make a meaningful contribution to this discussion. What is a rapture that the christians are referring to? Is this rapture thing only restricted to one... erm... particular group of christians? Cos there are Methodists, Evangelist, Protestents... which group is observing this rapture? OR all of them do?

I was baptized in the christian religion but..to be honest I'm not even sure what the rapture is. I'll admit i'm not very religious but most of the people i know where i am that are religious take the time to recycle and all that.

I had someone tell me something like that and at first i was too dumbstruck to answer. I also read someones blog who refuses to recycle because they don't see how one person can make a difference one way or the other. How i wish it was one person running there mouth like that, but i am afraid its not. It depresses me on how people don't seem to care how there actions effect the earth. As for the rapture happening any day now people wake christians have been saying that for hundreds of years. There is always going to be some sign someone is going to interpret that the end is near, but that is NO excuse to neglect your duties NOW. And yes one person can make a difference.

I think this is absolutely ridiculous, I have no idea what some a$$hole would even talk like that.

It's not what the catcholic church teaches. AS a christian I was taught to take care of the environment including its creations, because God created the universe for all the human beings, both that lived in the past and those who are going to live in the future. So it is our duty to take care of the environment.

well i figure if you've never heard of this guest "star" he's probably not,yet, but trying to get his name around.i've never heard of this before and if their waiting for the rapture get me some of what their smokin.

anyone that does believe that is just selfish. what if they're wrong? what about the rest of us. can they not show a little respect to something that some of us believe to be Sacred?

It sounds like the person just doesn't feel the need to recycle and is using a religion as an excuse because saying that they are too lazy would put the blame on them. It sounds like a diversion tactic, whether a person has religious beliefs or not doesn't really excuse them from having consideration for the enviroment. The tactic obviously worked considering that the show and guest star was forgotten. It is true that many Christians are more interested in saving mankind's soul than the planet, however it does sound like some Christians are also hiding behind thier religion so they can sit lethargically.

wow-that sure sounds one irresponsible response no one can predict when the rapture will come and thats not enough reason to just go on destroy our environment. Some people just talk without thinking-thats the most lame if not worst reply someone can think of-maybe he will change his attitude when a disaster happens to him or close to his home

Not all Christians really a follower of Jesus Christ. so e just called themselves Christians probably it satisfies them in anyway or they are just being misled by their leaders. But true Christians really care. They may not perfect but they try to do a righteous deeds and pray.

well i think that everyone should care about the earth whether the rapture is coming today or next year because everyone should be responsible people even christians and that is my belieg

The media should not generalize that way, There sre SOME Christians who do indeed feel that way and for that reason, but those Christians hardly represent the majority. The problem with that small group is that they have the biggest mouths, and their preaching misrepresents the general population of Christians. I am a Christian and I care deeply about what happens to the environment.

The only people who lump Christians together like that are people with an anti-Christian agenda. Ironically, the far-left anti-Christian movement implements its own tenets, practices and morality codes, thus making it a religion. The truth is that a lot of people, from all walks of life, don't care about the planet. I would argue that Christians, by and large, care more about the planet than some groups and individuals who don't equate themselves with any organized religion. It seems pretty clear to me that while strides are taken to make environmental issues "newsworthy," nothing is being done by the same people to reverse the environmental trend. People, especially on the far-left of the political spectrum, love to fight for a cause until it receives national notoriety, then they're pleased enough to let it die out. It's almost as if some pick and choose issues just to attempt to spite the other side. Most people who believe in the strong morals of religon, however, take a cause to their grave. For Christians who believe the environment is in trouble (not the zealots who believe Jesus is taking them to heaven via a moonbeam), they're dedicated to doing the right thing. From my seat, I see a lot of neglect happening from every angle. A lot of people who protest and hug trees still drive SUVs and throw their McDonald's wrappers on the ground. A lot of religious people really don't care because they feel it's God's will. And some people with no stake in affiliation simply don't care one way or another. They're spoiled and complacement and positive that not only will earth always be as it is, but that their homes will always be safe, and nothing bad will ever happen. Every other person on the planet is undoubtedly in need of a wake-up call. I find it shameful that some people play politics with the issue instead of doing something to help. With the time and energy it takes to bash someone for not helping, you could be helping extra hard -- that is, if it really matters to you as much as you claim.

Well christians do care about the envirnoment. I am a christian and I care about the envirnoment. I believe God made this planet and charged us to take care of it while we are here. It is just one person running their mouth just because he can. People say stupid or uneducated things all the time. I would not worry about it but God charge us to take care of teh planet and our bodies.