This is a Repost from back in May of 2008, but the question is still relevant to us right now\u2026<\/p>\n
I was watching Good Morning America this morning and they are doing a special called \u201cSeven Wonders of America.\u201d The first of these was the National Mall, and today\u2019s was the Alaskan Wilderness. ABC.com says the following about this place\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what is meant by undisturbed nature \u2014 some 19 million acres that make up the extraordinarily remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
\nMore PhotosLying wholly above the Arctic Circle in northeast Alaska, it is the nation\u2019s largest and most northerly wildlife refuge, a special corner of the globe that promises unparalleled solitude, challenge and adventure.
\nOnly about 1,200 to 1,500 people make the trek here every year. Unlike the vast majority of the country\u2019s public lands, ANWR\u2019s mission is to put the sanctity of wilderness ahead of the needs of visitors.
\nIn this vast area approximately the size of South Carolina (keep in mind that Alaska is the largest state in the country, twice as large as Texas, the next largest state), there are no visitor centers, no campgrounds, no roads and no trails.\u201d<\/p>\n
The issue of the day has to do with the cost of gas. I hate paying 4 bucks a gallon. With that said, is it theologically sound to disrupt the Alaskan wilderness in order to save a couple of bucks? Should we, theologically speaking, drill for oil if the risk involves disrupting the uncorrupted beauty that God created? Does American wants for saving money equal a justification to become poor stewards of God\u2019s world? You probably know my answer\u2026 but what do you think?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This is a Repost from back in May of 2008, but the question is still relevant to us right now\u2026 I was watching Good Morning America this morning and they are doing a special called \u201cSeven Wonders of America.\u201d The first of these was the National Mall, and today\u2019s was the Alaskan Wilderness. ABC.com says […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[126,202,237,262,34,342,353,561],"class_list":["post-261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-alaska","tag-christian-ethics","tag-creation-care","tag-drilling","tag-ecology","tag-god-is-green","tag-green","tag-oil"],"yoast_head":"\n