NetDoc said:
No, I have not. We are considering buying flooring from South America and it is purported to be from second growth hardwood, meaning it was farmed. However, I would love to see where you are taking this.
Well then you are very responsible, and I commend you for it.
My point was to illustrate that had you bought South American hardwood, you would be supporting an industry that has caused, directly and indirectly, the deaths of hundreds and (historically) thousands of native peoples in Amazonia.
The issue is that by living in the world, we indirectly cause harm to many others. Occupying a parking space for example would force someone else who wanted to park there to drive on and get into a serious accident. Lets say this person would go on to sire someone who would cure cancer and save millions of lives. Does that make your car parking an act of mass murder? Effectively, yes. Would any court in the land convict you? Absolutely not. But nonetheless, you had a part to play, in the deaths of all those people.
The issue is, that none of us, by living in the world, can avoid causing harm or hurt to others. We can do our best, but none of us can claim to be truly good. You are, in God's eyes, just as flawed as the murderer. Accepting that is part, in my mind, of being a Christian.