Stop fighting about who created the world....
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“three out of four evangelicals tend to support environmental causes such as reducing global warming or protecting wilderness areas from development, including one out of four who tend to support these issues strongly” (ECI 2006). Their polling also showed that 54% of evangelicals “believe that a person's Christian faith should generally encourage them to support environmental issues” (ECI 2006).
http://www.uvm.edu/~shali/Evangelicals.pdf
...with the sarcasm flying right over your head. 
Here is what Pope Paul VI had to say in 1972 - nearly yesterday 
Today, indeed, there is a growing awareness that man and his environment are more inseparable than ever. The environment essentially conditions man's life and development, while man, in his turn, perfects and ennobles his environment through his presence, work, and contemplation. But human creativeness will yield true and lasting fruit only to the extent to which man respects the laws that govern the vital impulse and nature's capacity for regeneration. Both are united, therefore, and share a common temporal future. So man is warned of the necessity of replacing the advance, often blind and turbulent, of material progress left to its dynamism alone, with respect for the biosphere in an overall vision of his domain, which has become "one Earth", to quote the fine motto of the Conference.
More at http://conservation.catholic.org/pope_paul_vi.htm
that anything unfortunate that has happened in the last 2000 years, including bubonic plague and the Wars of the Roses, was caused by the Catholic Church.
Doing well, thanks. Back in the studio, this afternoon got clay in my hair to prove it.
I'm referring to what some are doing here. This is where I see them. I have no idea what they are doing in the real world. Most of my friends are environmentalists, be they atheist or religious. I've worked with progressive Christians who have organized and created some of the most innovative and successful, self sustainable, carbon free housing projects. Nobody cared about who believes what religiously. The goals are common.
Those who spend most of their time being divisive, be they atheists or Christians, are assholes IMO. I make no assumptions, btw. I'm speaking from experience here. Most of us atheists who participate in this group do so with civility and respect for other members. I include you in that. A handful feel the need to attack and disrupt any conversation that smacks of "religious apology", in their opinion. Saying anything positive about Pope Francis, for example, is pounced on as being an apologist for every sin ever committed by the Catholic Church, including pedophile priests and it's official stance on homosexuality.
It's good to see you participating here. We need more atheists and agnostics to engage in civilized and respectful debate. This is a good group. Don't be turned off by the haters and baiters on either side of the aisle.
I'm not drawing parallels, however, between atheists and environmentalists. First of all, I do not think that atheists, in general, are alienating anyone. A vocal minority of anti-theists spend much of their time alienating all and everyone who comes within their sights, be they people of faith or tolerant, "live and let live atheists". Their purpose is to alienate, period. Their goal is to divide us all into believers and non-believers and ne'er the twain shall meet.
Of course, they don't openly offend people IRL. They have to survive. They only do that here, hopefully. But, I doubt they work with progressive religious groups IRL, on environmental projects which are in all our interests.
I do not think anyone should stop questioning beliefs or stating their own beliefs. I think we can have civilized and respectful dialog, without the insults and accusations of delusion and insanity. I do not support religious privilege or privilege of any sort, unless it is earned.
Respect.