Origin of the universe - literalist view
“the sixth day. Thus the heavens and the earth were finished”
Value of the world to Christians
"God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it" - Genesis 2:15
"Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you" - Genesis 9:3
Stewardship vs. dominion - in favour of stewardship
"the dominion granted to man by the Creator is not an absolute power, nor can one speak of a freedom to 'use and misuse'" - Evangelium Vitae
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