Today we talked about the impact of religion on the environment. This really struck me since I always thought of religion as somewhat of a observer of sorts now, but looking back to the days where the church was the one and only power in a government I see my error in image. If enough people see it the same way, however, then the public is simply ignorant and the church can do what it may within itself. The same kind of ignorance could give an unsurpassed power to any organization that would be willing to use it. So what does this matter? Imagine if the power of the church was realized. Such a large following could have such a large impact on environmental politics through lobbying, in either direction. Unfortunately, most of the church's followers tend to think that the world is their oyster and it's all meant for humanity to consume. If this were changed to the reciprocal, then any environmental endeavor would be made that much easier, even without lobbying due to the sheer amount of people who follow religions. If the use of their zeal can be harnessed, we'd have a wealth of renewable political energy on tap.