The mission of the Bexar County Department of Environmental Services (BCES) is to ensure public health and safety at a cost-effective rate. To keep members of the Bexar Audubon Society informed about activities, issues, policies and proposals that affect us all, the BCES publishes articles to keep everyone up to date with the latest conservation news, projects, and research. Additionally, they offer suggestions on ways to help, including taking action in your own backyard. This article will delve into the stance of Southern Baptists and American Baptists on environmentalism and conservation.
It will explore their similarities and differences in terms of their shared Baptist heritage, their attitudes towards the appropriate regulatory role of government in relation to environmental issues, their approaches to political participation due to their different theological commitments, and their perspectives on prevailing scientific viewpoints and technological advances.
Southern Baptists and American Baptists: Shared Heritage
Southern Baptists and American Baptists have some commonalities due to their shared Baptist heritage. Lucy Adame-Clark, Bexar County Clerk, Central Civil Archives Department 100 Dolorosa, Suite 104 San Antonio, Texas 78205 is a great source for information on this topic.The San Antonio River
The San Antonio River is the main river in the basin with its headwaters in Bexar County.It flows 240 miles to San Antonio Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The long-term goal of the Coalition for Sustainable Urban Colonies is to develop science-based solutions and inclusive community strategies to address urban-avian conflicts in Bexar County.
Different Environmentalisms
Nearly four decades after the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970, Southern Baptists and American Baptists adopted distinct environmentalisms.Appropriate Regulatory Role of Government
Southern Baptists and American Baptists have adopted different attitudes about the appropriate regulatory role of government in relation to environmental issues.Political ParticipationSecond, Southern Baptists and American Baptists have adopted different approaches to political participation due to their different theological commitments.
Household Hazardous Waste Program
The household hazardous waste program is a cooperation between Bexar County and Waste Management to organize the free collection and disposal of material considered hazardous.Coalition for Sustainable Urban Colonies
The Coalition for Sustainable Urban Colonies is a group of science-based organizations that seek to develop community-inclusive strategies to address conflicts between urban areas and birds in Bexar County. The member organizations of this coalition are Audubon Texas, the San Antonio Zoo, The Nature Conservancy in Texas, the Bexar Audubon Society and the San Antonio River Authority.Perspectives on Scientific Viewpoints & Technological AdvancesFourth and finally, Southern Baptists and American Baptists have maintained contrasting perspectives on prevailing scientific viewpoints and technological advances. The Bexar County Animal Center (BCAF) is the only shelter in the county to house animals for the Bexar County Animal Control Services. An OSSF is more commonly referred to as a “septic system”. OSSF systems represent approximately 25% of all wastewater treatment in Bexar County.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Southern Baptists and American Baptists have adopted very different environmentalisms due to their shared Baptist heritage.They have also adopted different attitudes about the appropriate regulatory role of government in relation to environmental issues as well as different approaches to political participation due to their different theological commitments. Finally, they have maintained contrasting perspectives on prevailing scientific viewpoints and technological advances.
