Cocaine Hippos and Environmentalism

November 12th, 2021
by Andrew Gabbert

What do hippos, climate change, and Mother Earth have in common? The underlying worldview in each of these is often characterized in the Bible as idolatry. How bad is environmentalism really? Listen in this week as Pastor Michael address the issue in TruthCurrents.

Dharna Noor, “Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos Are Legally People, Court Rules,” October 21, 2021.

Dennis Prager, “Genesis Was Right: We Need to Subdue, Not Worship, Nature,” April 28, 2020.

Clete Hux, “Worshiping the Earth,” April 22, 2019.

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