Respect for the Earth: Caring for God

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Respect for the EarthCaring for Gods
CreationChapter 9

• Mr. Garcia
• Religion 10

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• 1. Why is care for the earth a requirement of
  Christian faith?
• Human dignity calls us to reflect the caring
  relationship that God has with creation. Also, in
  our world of interdependent relationships,
  respecting our sisters and brothersincluding
  future generationsrequires respecting the earth.
  
• 2. Define stewardship.
• The responsibility that people have to respect
  and care for all creation.
• 3. Write a paragraph about how cleaner air, more
  open spaces, greater fuel economy, and
  preservation of forests might affect human life
  and dignity.
• Answer will vary.

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• 4. Define integrity of creation and explain why
  it is necessary.
• The way in which creations many interdependent
  relationships fit together as a harmonious whole.
  The integrity of creation is necessary for it to
  thrive as God intends.
• 5. What unique role do humans have within the
  integrity of creation, and why?
• Humans have the unique role of stewards because
  we are made in the image of God and because we
  alone among all creatures have the freedom to
  choose how we will relate to the rest of
  creation.
• 6. Name at least three consequences of rain
  forest destruction.
• Any of the following are options.
• The mass extinction of species
• The loss of potentially valuable medicines
• Harm to the life of people in poverty
• Contribution to global warning

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• 7. What do the U.S. Catholic bishops say is the
  single greatest cause of environmental
  destruction?
• Consumption in developed nations.
• 8. In a paragraph, explain how the poverty of
  indigenous people and the consumption of
  developed nations contribute to the destruction
  of rain forests.
• 9. Name three beliefs that characterize a
  power-over relationship with the earth.
• The earth has value by itself.
• The earth is owned by whoever has the power to
  take it.
• The earth is a limitless resource.

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• 10. What does it mean to say that the natural
  world is sacramental?
• The natural world reveals the presence of God in
  a visible and tangible way.
• 11. How are humans to exercise dominion over the
  earth?
• Human dominion over the earth is meant to be
  driven by love, not greed or abuse. Part of the
  responsibility of stewardship, then, involves
  safeguarding natural resource in order to ensure
  that they benefit all people, including poor
  people and future generationnot just those
  powerful enough to control them.
• 12. What are sustainable economics practices?
• Practices that reduce current stresses on natural
  systems and are consistent with sounds
  environmental policy in the long term. Such
  practices use natural resources in a way that
  preserves the earths ability to nurture itself
  and the whole human community well into the
  future.

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• 13. Write a short paragraph comparing the ways
  stewardship of the earth and celebrating the
  Eucharist are similar and different.
• 14. How does economics respects the limits of
  creation?
• By seeking to include the value of the
  environment in economic decision making.
• 15. How does short-term thinking fail to reflect
  the real value of the environment?
• By failing to consider the true or hidden value
  of natural resources
• By failing to measure the value of natural
  resources for human life
• By failing to see that natural resources are
  gifts from God.

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• 16. As stewards of creation, what must business
  leaders weigh when making decisions?
• The contribution their activities make to the
  common good against the harm these activities
  cause the environment.
• 17. Describe sustainable development. List three
  polices adopted by the Costa Rican government to
  encourage sustainable development.
• Sustainable development occurs when the
  government cooperates with citizens, businesses,
  nongovernmental organization, and labor unions to
  raise the countrys standard of living while
  sustaining its natural resources for future
  generations.
• Setting aside land for conservation and restoring
  forests
• Taxing gasoline and oil, and using the income as
  an incentive for small farmers to grow trees that
  soak up carbon emissions and stop erosion
• Working to use energy from renewable resources
  such as geothermal power
• Taxing electricity and giving tax credits to
  people who buy energy-efficient appliances.
• Supporting ecotourism, tourism driven by natural
  attractions
• Finding valuable new medicine and natural
  chemicals among the many species in the
  conservation areas.
• 18. In your community, how might human creativity
  be used to build life-giving relationships
  between human beings and the earth?

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• 17. Describe sustainable development. List three
  polices adopted by the Costa Rican government to
  encourage sustainable development.
• Sustainable development occurs when the
  government cooperates with citizens, businesses,
  nongovernmental organization, and labor unions to
  raise the countrys standard of living while
  sustaining its natural resources for future
  generations.
• Setting aside land for conservation and restoring
  forests
• Taxing gasoline and oil, and using the income as
  an incentive for small farmers to grow trees that
  soak up carbon emissions and stop erosion
• Working to use energy from renewable resources
  such as geothermal power
• Taxing electricity and giving tax credits to
  people who buy energy-efficient appliances.
• Supporting ecotourism, tourism driven by natural
  attractions
• Finding valuable new medicine and natural
  chemicals among the many species in the
  conservation areas.
• 18. In your community, how might human creativity
  be used to build life-giving relationships
  between human beings and the earth?

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Its time for CHURCH HISTORY!!!
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WARNING

• The following section of the class is being
  taught from a Catholic point of view. If not
  Catholic, you will NOT be graded on your beliefs
  but rather on your understanding of the material.
  For more information see the Parent/Student
  handbook.

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As you watch the next film

• Write down the top 10points you need to know
  about Church History.

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HOMEWORK

• Brainstorm 5 ways that U.S. social structures
  could be changed to encourage greater
  environmental stewardship.