EARTH DAY RELIGION

Earth Day was a big day in Miami this year - people from all over the world gathered downtown to celebrate the environment and the need to preserve it. The following pledge was led by "Earth Man (dressed as a globe) and the Project Earth Band:"
 

"I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE EARTH . . . MY HOME . . . THE PLANET OF MY BIRTH . . . FROM THE MOUNTAINS. . . TO THE DEEPEST SEAS. . . FROM THE FARMLANDS. . . TO THE TALLEST TREES. . . FROM THE LOVE IN YOU . . . TO THE LOVE WITHIN ME . . . I PLEDGE . . . ALLEGIANCE TO THEE." 
 

The following is taken from the February 14, 1997, issue of Human Events: 
 

The Ten Commandments of Mother Earth

Earth Worship Mocks Moses’ Law

Radical environmentalists do not believe in the Ten Commandments of the Bible, but instead embrace an atheistic, materialistic code, which, among other things, calls for human beings to curb their desire to procreate because it harms great "Mother Earth." The following "Ten Commandments," being distributed by the Earth Community Center, is the new, modern environmental equivalent of the ancient Mosaic Law.
  

I. Thou shalt love and honor the Earth for it blesses thy life and governs thy survival.

II. Thou shalt keep each day sacred to the Earth and celebrate the turning of its seasons.

III. Thou shalt not hold thyself above other living things nor drive them to extinction.

IV. Thou shalt give thanks for thy food, to the creatures and plants that nourish thee.

V. Thou shalt limit thy offspring for multitudes of people are a burden unto the Earth.

VI. Thou shall not kill, nor waste Earth’s riches upon weapons of war.

VII. Thou shalt not pursue profit at the Earth’s expense but strive to restore its damaged majesty.

VIII. Thou shalt not hide from thyself or others the consequences of thy actions upon the Earth.

IX. Thou shalt not steal from future generations by impoverishing or poisoning the Earth.

X. Thou shalt consume material goods in moderation so all may share the Earth’s bounty.