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The discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus means there could be life there, since phosphine gas on earth is made by microorganisms that live in oxygen-free environments. This has excited Anglican Primate Linda Nicholls and Archbishop Mark MacDonald. Regrettably, no phosphine gas whatsoever has been detected in the Anglican Church of Canada, a similar oxygen-free environment.<\/p>\n
Mark MacDonald, overcome with joy at the discovery, made this ecstatic, if incoherent, pronouncement: \u201cIt is in concert with an Indigenous-informed, Christ- and Spirit-infused view of this universe.\u201d<\/em> The Indigenous microbes of Venus have not welcomed the comment yet because they are still trying to find out what it means.<\/p>\n Linda Nicholls, not one to waste an opportunity provided by the discovery of galactic microbes, sees this as an excuse to promote her green crusade:<\/p>\n \u201cShe did, however, see the discovery announced Monday as one more cause for humans to be mindful of their place in creation and of their responsibility to it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Nicholls goes on to muse that galactic microbes might be more important than humans made in the image of God. And they wonder why the Anglican church is in decline:<\/p>\n \u201cIt should also remind us that human beings are a part of that creation\u2014with particular capacity to create and destroy\u2014but we are not the only or best part!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Read it all here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The discovery of phosphine gas in the atmosphere of Venus means there could be life there, since phosphine gas on earth is made by microorganisms that live in oxygen-free environments. This has excited Anglican Primate Linda Nicholls and Archbishop Mark … Continue reading