Finally, what I have believed and taught for years has been backed up by research – children are born believers! Not that I personally needed the research to back up what I believe – the Word of God is sufficient for that – but it is nice to have some fuel for the fire!
Last week Christie and I watched with fascination an excellent program on TV hosted by Jamie Oliver. I’d heard about this controversial show and some of the feedback that had occurred when it was aired in the UK. On this program Jamie demonstrated how badly battery hens and chicks are treated in British egg farms. During one scene he showed how cute fluffy male chicks are deprived of oxygen and literally suffocated to death. As the camera panned around the audience many were in tears at the senseless horror they witnessed with their own eyes.
In my last blog I stated my concerns about Australia’s carbon emissions trading scheme and the impact it could have on our future economy. Before I make further comment on this let me clarify three things:
1. I believe God created planet earth (and the whole universe for that matter) and that He gave it to the human race with the instruction to care for it (see Genesis 2:15).
2. I believe we need to do everything we can to make sure this planet is the best home for future generations.
3. I believe we need to have a realistic view of what we as Australians can do to safeguard the future.
I’m not one of those Christians who think we shouldn’t care for the environment because one day God’s going to make a new earth. That’s like saying: “One day God’s going to give me a new body so why bother to give the one I’ve got right now the rest, exercise and good food it needs?” We look after our bodies because we have to live with them right now – and that’s the same reason we should look after the earth! (See Genesis 2:15).
Australia has become the fattest nation in the world, with more than nine million adults now rated as obese or overweight, according to a new report: Australia's Future 'Fat Bomb' from Melbourne's Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute. The report shows that Australians now outweigh Americans and face a future "fat bomb" that could cause a vast increase in sickness, premature deaths and place a huge burden on our health system.
