Comments on: On a Mission from God: Bruce Babbitt and the Environmental Movement http://www.themoralliberal.com/2010/07/24/on-a-mission-from-god-bruce-babbitt-and-the-environmental-movement/ Defending the Judeo-Christian ethic, limited government, & the American Constitution Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:36:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: patrick http://www.themoralliberal.com/2010/07/24/on-a-mission-from-god-bruce-babbitt-and-the-environmental-movement/comment-page-1/#comment-331 patrick Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:34:31 +0000 http://www.themoralliberal.com/?p=11063#comment-331 The zealous must be checked by the pragmatist, and the idealist by the realist. Very few have the balance, and for those who do, there is greater woe. "For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow." Ecc. 1:18 Excellent observation in this article of the religious fervor associated with extreme environmentalists. And yet the irony of it all, for man is commanded to be good stewards of the land. The zealous must be checked by the pragmatist, and the idealist by the realist.

Very few have the balance, and for those who do, there is greater woe.

“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.” Ecc. 1:18

Excellent observation in this article of the religious fervor associated with extreme environmentalists.

And yet the irony of it all, for man is commanded to be good stewards of the land.

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