Refleksi Etika Biblis Menanggapi Risiko Kerusakan Lingkungan Akibat Proyek Geothermal di Nusa Tenggara Timur
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Environmental damage often occurs as a direct result of development without adequate environmental impact analysis. One national project that has come under scrutiny is the Geothermal Power Plant (PLTP) project in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). There are concerns that this geothermal project in Ende will damage the environment and harm the community. The Catholic Church and indigenous communities in Flores do not approve of this geothermal project plan. This study aims to review the Catholic Church's biblical reflections in response to the risk of environmental damage caused by the geothermal project in Ende, NTT. This study uses a literature review method to explore biblical reflections from the Book of Genesis regarding the duty of every human being as a guardian of the environment and focus group discussions (FGD) with sources who are familiar with this issue. The results of the study show that the Book of Genesis contains a command for humans to rule over the earth as guardians, not as destructive rulers as Lynn White once claimed in his interpretation of biblical anthropology. Furthermore, the rejection by the bishops and congregation in NTT is well-founded because it is based on a coherent reflection of faith regarding humanity's responsibility to care for creation, as expressed in the concept of integral ecology by the late Pope Francis.
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Kerusakan lingkungan sering terjadi akibat langsung dari pembangunan tanpa analisis dampak terhadap lingkungan yang memadai. Salah satu proyek nasional yang menjadi sorotan adalah proyek Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Panas Bumi atau PLTP di Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT). Proyek geotermal di Ende ini dikhawatirkan merusak lingkungan dan merugikan masyarakat. Gereja Katolik dan masyarakat adat di Flores tidak menyetujui rencana proyek geotermal ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengulas refleksi biblis Gereja Katolik menanggapi risiko kerusakan lingkungan akibat proyek geotermal di Ende, NTT. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi kepustakaan untuk menggali refleksi alkitabiah dari Kitab Kejadian mengenai tugas setiap insan sebagai penjaga lingkungan dan focus group discussion (FGD) terhadap narasumber yang mengetahui dari dekat permasalahan ini. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Kitab Kejadian memuat perintah bagi manusia untuk menguasai bumi sebagai penjaga, bukan penguasa semena-mena yang destruktif seperti yang sempat dituduhkan oleh Lynn White dalam tafsirannya terhadap antropologi biblis. Selain itu, sikap penolakan para uskup dan umat di NTT juga sangat beralasan karena berdasarkan refleksi iman yang koheren mengenai tanggung jawab manusia memelihara alam ciptaan seperti konsep ekologi integral almarhum Paus Fransiskus
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