Some of the same scientists who accept “global warming” as true also say the planet will continue to get warmer no matter what humans do. And since the planet has warmed and cooled during periods long before the Industrial Revolution and hydrocarbon emissions became a concern, the worshipers of “Mother Earth” are hard-pressed to blame this cyclical phenomena solely on human behavior, though that has not stopped them from trying.

I am a conservationist, not an environmentalist. Conservationists believe people should be persuaded not to foul the air, water and land we share. Environmentalists think "big brother" should control what we eat, wear, drive and how much water we should be allowed to use while taking a shower, or flushing a toilet. They worship at the shrine of big government, believing government knows what is best for all of us.

In Genesis 1, God subjected all He had created to Adam and told him to "subdue" the earth. Following that event, in Genesis 3, Man fell and both Man and the earth became corrupted. This led to disease and ultimately pollution and the death of all living things.

The Christian who believes the Bible also believes that God will restore the Earth -- as He will Man -- to the perfect state he once enjoyed before he fell. "A new heaven and a new earth," John puts it in Revelation.

While we are not indifferent to being good stewards of this planet (just as we want a hotel room that is clean when we travel), we know this is not our ultimate home and so we do not "worship" Earth as our mother, or anything other than what it is: A temporary dwelling place that is a preview of a far better place that is still to come.