Christian think tank: Those protesting Keystone pipeline at White House aren't "real Christians"

[Bluebear]

The leader of a Christian environmental think tank says protests outside the White House by members of the "religious left" over a proposed oil pipeline from Canada to Texas are just a publicity stunt.

"They profess to believe the Bible," he points out. "Well, the Bible tells them that they're supposed to obey the governing authorities unless those governing authorities either require them to do what God forbids or forbids them to do what God requires -- and that has not happened. So they are actually disobeying scripture by doing this." Beisner believes the protesters are seeking media attention. "They oppose the provision of affordable, abundant, and reliable energy, and they do that frankly because they don't want human beings to prosper," he explains. "They want our economy to shrink because they think that our good, productive economy is harmful to the environment -- and on that they're just flat-out wrong."

http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=1421078

[WhiteTara]

1. Calling Jim Wallis!

There are MANY Christians who support the Earth. Where are they?

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Ugh. Those literalist capitalists make me want to wretch.

[NMMNG]

3. So then the Teabaggers aren't Real Christians

At least not according to the logic of this so-called "think tank".

[ixion]

4. "the Bible tells them that they're supposed to obey the governing authorities"

Yeah, you know, like Jesus obeyed Pontius Pilate. :rofl:

[Harmony Blue]

17. Christians that ignore the struggle Jesus Chirst endured

are totally clueless.

[baldguy]

5. "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's..."

This is America you fascist nitwit. EVERY ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE IS A CAESAR!

[Enrique]

6. what a load!

sounds like oil industry propaganda to me.

[BiggJawn]

7. "Crunch all you want, Jebus will make MORE..."

I read a piece once that hinted that Jebus worked some magic that made the oil in the ground replenish itself.
So there was no need to be a "Good Steward" and conserve resources because Gawd and The Boy had it covered.

Now, in western Indiana, there's coal mines that have been abandoned for almost a century. Once in a while, one of them collapses and makes a sinkhole. Guess it takes a long time for the replenishing magic to work, or maybe coal's too tough to make appear like bread and fishes.

Not so sure Beisner's drinking anybody's Kool-Aid but his own, but he probably doesn't turn down the API's money.

[sakabatou]

8. Ach, he doesn't know a TRUE Scotsman

[Bluebear]

10. +

[theophilus]

9. They are not the real Aryans. n/t

[tsuki]

11. They use the term "Christian Think Tank" because Fundamentalist Think Tank is an oxymoron. nt

[Bluebear]

12. +++

[FLAprogressive]

13. These "Christians" will bend over backwards to defend anything right-wing.

[Bake]

14. Jesus ... I'd do a facepalm if I had an emoticon for it ...

All I can do in the alternative is quote the Bible:

"Jesus wept."

Bake

[Javaman]

15. Did he click his heels and salute after that statement? nt

[SecularMotion]

16. The religious right vs religious left

This is the division in our country that needs more examination.

[GeorgeGist]

18. STUPID

as usual.