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NEW BIBLE
Eco-Friendly Version is Published
Did you know that the Bible contains 1,000 references to the planet but only 490 references to heaven and 530 references to love? Could this mean that God is the supreme tree-hugger?
Publishers of the "Green Bible" seem to think so.
The new Bible, which recently hit shelves, prints God's word on partly recycled paper in soy-based ink. It indexes all mentions of animals, land and water, and it highlights, in green ink, all verses of the New Revised Standard Version that speak to stewardship of the planet.
For example, Ezekiel 34:18: "Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture? When you drink of clear water, must you foul the rest with your feet?"
Or Psalm 104:5, 24: "You set the earth on its foundations, so that it shall never be shaken. . . . O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures."
And, of course, Genesis 1:31: "God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good."
Some say the Bible misses the boat because the version is not widely read by conservative evangelical Christians who haven't put the same priority on environmental stewardship that liberal evangelicals have. In other words, the Green Gospel might be preaching to the choir.
-- Chicago Tribune
