Friday, March 11, 2005
Strategic Alliance?
They say politics often makes strange bedfellows. This article reveals a very welcome development. It's titled "Evangelical Leaders Swing Influence Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming". The money quote:
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.
Hale-frickin-luia!
I have long thought that people in the environmental movement needed to reach out for common ground with political opponents. It's simple logic that all people with an ounce of instinct for self preservation ought to be "environmentalists". So why do so many people sneer at the word? The answer is that active environmentalists often do a great job of preaching to the choir and recruiting their friends but they do a lousy job at persuading people with political differences that a healthy environment is something they should fight for as well.
The strong statement of support from parts of the Evangelical community is a welcome development and it should be embraced by environmental groups. Allies are needed to prevent us from destroying our habitat.
Let's go fishing!
They say politics often makes strange bedfellows. This article reveals a very welcome development. It's titled "Evangelical Leaders Swing Influence Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming". The money quote:
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.
Hale-frickin-luia!
I have long thought that people in the environmental movement needed to reach out for common ground with political opponents. It's simple logic that all people with an ounce of instinct for self preservation ought to be "environmentalists". So why do so many people sneer at the word? The answer is that active environmentalists often do a great job of preaching to the choir and recruiting their friends but they do a lousy job at persuading people with political differences that a healthy environment is something they should fight for as well.
The strong statement of support from parts of the Evangelical community is a welcome development and it should be embraced by environmental groups. Allies are needed to prevent us from destroying our habitat.
Let's go fishing!
Comments:
It's funny how evangelicals practice buffet Christianity. They pick and choose Bible quotes to fit their ideology. Yes the pro-environment is surprising, but makes logical sense. Maybe they'll come to their sense about respecting all of God's creatures too (non-Christians, gays, etc.) But with folks like Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell leading the pack I highly doubt it.
# posted by 
: March 14, 2005 at 11:08 AM
: March 14, 2005 at 11:08 AM
dad: roadless rule was repealed today. the nyt article (that, incidentally, you have to do a bit of digging to get through, even though its a front page issue... i guess they forget about trees in nyc) here has a lovely quotation mentioning "catastrophic wildfire" and adds that we arent gassing up the bulldozers. dont they know about the biscuit?! good lord.
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# posted by : May 5, 2005 at 10:31 PM
: May 5, 2005 at 10:31 PM