I happened to stumble across a term in a book I was reading this morning, which referred to the "cultural mandate". Defined as "God's command to be fruitful and multiply, to rule and subdue the earth" source, p. 31
Not content to take the author's word for it, I went directly to the source. My NIV*KJV Parallel Bible, Genesis 1:28.
KJV: And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth on the earth.Do you see why anyone who embraces the cult of Al Gore cannot allow the Bible or Christianity to flourish? Both versions use the word "subdue" - which can be defined as conquer, overpower by superior force, vanquish, cultivate (source).
NIV: God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."
Why, that would mean that we humans are supposed to reproduce, and hold dominion over the creatures of the world. That means we can use the natural resources of the world. That humans are considered the superior race, not the animals on the planet. We are not to sacrifice humans, our health, our food, and our livelihood, to save a population of polar bears that aren't even endangered.
So you see, just the mere existence of the Bible threatens the cult of environmentalism and Al Gore! So naturally, any mention of the Bible is a danger!
In regards to polar bears:
As to whether polar bears are increasing or decreasing in numbers, I thought I found a citation of proof that polar bears are decreasing (source), but when I tried to read the "expert" opinion, it was all a bunch of double speak that first said that the claims that they are increasing are absolutely false, then says that there aren't really hard data that gives the original numbers - which should mean that you could neither prove or disprove the population increase or decrease. But that's ok, because here's an article from an area that actually has polar bears, that gives a clearer example of why they say the numbers are increasing.
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