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From: Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org>
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Subject: Re: 25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 08:58:00 +1100
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On 22/02/25 04:11, Paul S Person wrote:

> Refreshing as it is to hear that the viewpoint is fading away, it is
> undeniable that people existed in the 50s and 60s and probably do
> today who believe /precisely/ that "dominion" means we can do
> whatever we want to with the planet.
>
> Indeed, I would not be surprised if "concern for the environment" is
> considered to be a sign of that dreaded theological disease,
> modernism, or even that abomination unto the Lord, liberalism, in
> some more traditional quarters.
>
> Deep and twisted in the totality of Christian theology, with many
> strange byways and foetid parts.

I've seen it said in some religious circles that it's our duty to wreck
the planet, because the Last Trump is due soon.

(Some would say he's already arrived.)

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Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW