How I Pay Tithes to the Green Religion
Why am I being forced to pay tithes to a religion I detest?
Why am I being forced to pay a tithe to a religion I detest?
A number of years ago I created some controversy at Colorado Christian University by calling electricity generating windmills “idols to a false religion.” I had gotten the idea while traveling in Thailand where the government builds large gold statues of Buddha all over the country to aid the Thai people in their worship. Windmills serve no purpose other than as a religious “feel-good” measure for devotees of the green religion. As a Christian I am forced through my taxes and increased living costs to pay a tithe to a religion I despise.
I began to think of other ways I am penalized financially by the green cult.
First, right now a significant portion in LA county is burning up. It’s the worst disaster in the city’s history. California is prone to fires and in a lot of ways this is a natural disaster. But as I said in a recent video it is made worse because of green religion. Forest abatement programs were prohibited by the Greens as an assault on nature and dams went unbuilt and unrepaired because of the Green cult. California enviros have discovered that water comes in real handy when you are fighting fires. How does this cost me? Home insurance in California will skyrocket and it will affect rates in the rest of the nation. If you rent or own you are going to pay your tithe to the Green religion.
Second, yesterday I paid eleven dollars for 18 eggs. A few years ago it would have been three or four dollars. Different factors affect the price of eggs, things like general inflation and even bird flu. But the biggest factor is a decision by the Colorado legislature to require all eggs sold in the state be from free range chickens. Chickens who are allowed to roam around the barnyard instead of living in cages. This law was passed because of the commitment of leftist legislatures to the Green religion which is tenderhearted toward chickens. This from a group of people who are universally pro-abortion. So when I buy eggs I pay double the price as a tithe to the Green cult.
Third, speaking of the legislature last year they abolished plastic bags because they end up in landfills and this is allegedly harmful to the environment. So now when I shop at Walmart I can’t put my groceries in a free plastic bag. I have to pay 64 cents for a reusable bag. Each time I buy one I am paying a tithe to the Green religion.
Fourth, my utility bill is significantly higher because of doctrines believed passionately by the Greens. See my citation of Robert Bryce below. He says that my electricity bill is three times higher than it should be because I am required to subsidize renewables—windmills and solar panels. It gets cold in Colorado in the winter time and I heat my apartment with natural gas. If were forced to heat living space with electricity—as our legislature has proposed beginning five years from now—the cost would double. Even for my small apartment that’s a tithe of around $50 a month.
Fifth, the Greens are calling for our entire transportation sector to be electrical. All of you realize how much more expensive an EV is than a standard gas-powered car. That would be a huge tithe to the Green religion. But even now your taxes are being used to build EVs. The government subsidizes their manufacture to the tune of about $30,000 each. I read a recent study that said the cars are overwhelmingly being drive by rich Progressives. So once again I am forced to pay for someone else’s religion.
Sixth, the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress in 2021, is nothing more than an implementation of the Green New Deal. And it is the primary cause of the inflation that has plagued America. You are paying 21% more for everything than you were four years ago. And, yes, this is a tithe to the Green religion.
I could go on and on. The abolition of gas stoves and other appliances, the abolition of meat, and the many other ways the Enviros are forcing their religion upon us. But you get the picture.
The great irony of all of this is that none of it addresses what the Greens call “the greatest existential problem” of our time—climate change. I have challenged their basic presumption that we are headed toward catastrophic climate change but even if we are, none of the above will address it. The level of carbon emissions is growing all over the world. In China and India they are building coal plants as fast as they can. They offset Green gains in the West by a factor of hundreds. So all of the above imposed sacrifices are meaningless except as religious gestures.
This is what happens when you abandoned belief in the God of Scripture. You become victim to a host of outrageously false doctrines. Christianity puts an end to cultural insanity. The only gladiatorial contest you can see today is at your local movie theater. What was big business in Rome was abolished by the Christian church. The great need of our age is a commitment to Jesus Christ. Faith in Him will save your soul. It would also save everyone a lot of money.
More: The Green Cult: Why It’s Dangerous; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuHrMp6J-Wo
How Does the Green Religion Reject the Christian Faith? https://studio.youtube.com/video/qHdkYg9MeXg/edit
Robert Bryce is one of the best writers on energy issues. Here’s his home site: https://robertbryce.substack.com/
Electrifying everything is really expensive:
The real hockey stick? The rise in renewable subsidies: https://robertbryce.substack.com/p/heres-the-real-hockey-stick
The religious war on natural gas:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-york-doubles-down-war-gas-appliances-opposition-unions
Environmental regulations in the U.K. will severely hurt the poor:
Research published by the Young Foundation shows that the Net Zero plan requires wholesale participation across society, failing to account for the unique needs and vulnerabilities of different communities. Thus the poorest 40% of UK households are at risk of falling into “transition poverty” under these policies — meaning they’ll struggle to meet basic needs and see a decline in quality of life under rising costs.
Low-income households are less likely to be able to afford carbon-cutting measures, such as new cars and updates to their homes, making these families more likely to face tariffs and fines. The poor will also be hit harder by the shrinking of the job market in high-carbon sectors such as mining. Meanwhile, the earliest adopters of low-emissions updates are concentrated in higher-earning, higher-cost areas.
Joel Kotkin: Environmental regulations will bankrupt America
On a global scale, the implications are massive. Proposed climate reparations target Europe, UK and North America. Green doomerists are now projecting costs of up to $171 trillion from the “rich” European and American economies but not the countries – most notably India and China – now ramping up their greenhouse gas production.
High energy cost drive up the price of everything:
https://empoweringamerica.org/your-vote-directly-affects-your-wallet/
And, those spiking energy costs have driven inflation on other goods and services. Since this time in 2020, the average cost of groceries has increased by 21 percent. That means that $150 worth of groceries now costs American families $182.
Colorado plans to completely eliminate coal as an energy source
Steven Koonin in the Free Press: And the world has spent more than $10 trillion in the last two decades trying to replace fossil fuels with renewables. But among the many problems with wind and solar is that they are simply too unreliable as sources of energy. Wind and solar can be an ornament to the system but can never be the backbone of the energy system.
The impact on insurance premiums: https://spectator.org/california-incinerated-its-insurance-market/
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