Evangelical Leaders ... Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming

[Speck Tater]

NYT: Evangelical Leaders Swing Influence Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming

A little too old for LBN, but I haven't seen it mentioned on DU.

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN

Published: March 10, 2005


A core group of influential evangelical leaders has put its considerable political power behind a cause that has barely registered on the evangelical agenda, fighting global warming.

These church leaders, scientists, writers and heads of international aid agencies argue that global warming is an urgent threat, a cause of poverty and a Christian issue because the Bible mandates stewardship of God's creation.

The Rev. Rich Cizik, vice president of governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals and a significant voice in the debate, said, "I don't think God is going to ask us how he created the earth, but he will ask us what we did with what he created."

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People on all sides of the debate say that if evangelical leaders take a stand, they could change the political dynamics on global warming.

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The Rev. Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, an umbrella group of 51 church denominations, said he had become passionate about global warming because of his experience scuba diving and observing the effects of rising ocean temperatures and pollution on coral reefs.

"The question is, will evangelicals make a difference?" Mr. Haggard said. "And the answer is, the Senate thinks so. We do represent 30 million people, and we can mobilize them if we have to."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/10/national/10evangelical.html

[blm]

1. But the Rapturistas want the earth to be desolate and uninhabitable for

those LEFT BEHIND.

[Speck Tater]

2. If we can win the evangelicals over to one liberal cause...

we can win them over to another, and another, and ...

[blm]

4. There are different groups of evangelicals.

The Rapturistas want the earth to die because it's part of the end times prophecies.

[applegrove]

3. Yeah - I was worried that they felt global warming was a slow rapture

[Wilms]

5. "Evangelical" is one thing.

"Fundamentalist" quite another.

I've got an Evangelical friend who talks about some peacemaking, feed-the-poor, protect the planet, kind-of-guy called Jesus.

You'd like that friend of mine. :)

[ben_packard]

7. Nice post :) NT

[dave502d]

6. Why don't they just pray.n/t