WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT SOMETIMES WE CHRISTIANS HAVE MISINTERPRETED THE SCRIPTURES, TODAY WE MUST STRONGLY REJECT THE FACT THAT, BECAUSE WE WERE CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD AND BECAUSE OF THE MISSION OF DOMINATING THE EARTH, ABSOLUTE DOMINATION OVER OTHER CREATURES FOLLOWS FOR US. IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE BIBLICAL TEXTS IN THEIR CONTEXT, WITH ADEQUATE HERMENEUTICS, AND TO REMEMBER THAT THEY INVITE US TO “CULTIVATE AND KEEP” THE GARDEN OF THE WORLD (CF. GEN 2:15). WHILE”CULTIVATING” MEANS PLOUGHING, CLEARING OR WORKING,”KEEPING” MEANS PROTECTING, SAFEGUARDING, PRESERVING, CARING FOR, MONITORING. THIS IMPLIES A RESPONSIBLE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND NATURE.