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Is God Green? In the PBS series //Is God Green// presented by Bill Moyers, directed by Mark Dowd and Bruno Sorrentino, aired in 2007, explores the connections between a person’s religion and their view on the environment. Many religious sects interrupt the bible differently, which influences their decisions some of which have environmental effects. The documentary begins by examining an example of a conservative evangelical Christian church, which is historical skeptic of environment science surrounding global warming, which are aiding in planting trees and other environmentally friendly actions. It took preacher Trey Robinson fifteen years to give his first sermon on the environment, mostly because of political reasons, because he is very conservative and didn’t want to be perceived as a liberal.

When he finally built up the strength to give his sermon, he was welcomed with open arms from his congregation, supporting his argument with several clear and distinct examples from the bible. They started several programs in the community, starting recycling programs for paper, plastics, paper, and even cell phones. They distinguishing themselves from environmentalists, viewing this problem as a problem for people not for that of the earth. The video goes on to show the coal mining operations in West Virginia. Judy Bonds is the leader of the environmental movement in West Virginia. She asks two simple questions, which mountain would god blow up? And which valley would Jesus fill? This is a simple question, especially for conservative Christians.

This film is a very good film, exposing how people are influenced by their beliefs and how these beliefs are manifested into environmental decisions. The whole video has exposes an entire matrix of problems that make sustainability difficult. Religion is a sustainability problem, environmental science, even people are a problem. This film is highly educational, and would most likely be best viewed by high school and college students. People viewing this film need a more mature outlook in order to get the most out of this film. Some points of intervention, proposed would be to think on your own. Do what right for not only yourself but for your community.

For more information on evangelical environmentalism: [|Creation Care] [|The Greening of the Evangelicals – Washington Post] [|Is God Green]