Your comment reminds me how the Catholic Church treated the Bible during the Middle Ages (environmentalism runs so parallel to religion it's uncanny). The cler

Your comment reminds me how the Catholic Church treated the Bible during the Middle Ages (environmentalism runs so parallel to religion it's uncanny). The clergy would not let lay people read the Bible themselves, claiming there are "poorly-informed responses you get when people attempt to read the scripture for themselves with little to no understanding of the theology behind it." "Just trust us," they said, "we will interpret it for you and tell you how to live accordingly."