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Articles
- Good Stewards, Good Samaritans
By Pastor Jay Dennis (January 29, 2008)
Evangelical skepticism of draconian measures to stop global warming is not a license for conspicuous consumption. But economic growth and prosperity are particularly important for the poor. Put simply, increased wealth means better health care, safer housing, improved food, enhanced education, and a cleaner environment. CA
- Global Warming: Why Evangelicals Should Not Be Alarmed
By E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D. (October 1, 2007)
Bible readers shouldn’t be surprised that scientific developments in the last year call into question the theory of catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (CAGW). In Genesis 8:21-22, God promised Himself never to allow the cycles that sustain human (and other) life on Earth to cease so long as the Earth remains. In Psalm 109:6-9 we read that God “set a boundary” that the sea could not pass over. Fears of CAGW suppose a fragile biosphere and land/ocean/atmosphere system that is inconsistent with these verses and with the Bible’s teaching that a wise Creator designed the Earth to be a resilient, self-regulating system suitable for human habitation. CA
- Evangelical Group Counters Environmental “Collaboration”
Letter to Leaders Refutes Claims of “Urgent Call to Action” and Questions Evangelical Support
(January 29, 2007)
On January 17 a group led by representatives of the Center for Health and the Global Environment and of the National Association of Evangelicals sent “An Urgent Call to Action: Scientists and Evangelicals Unite to Protect Creation” to political and religious leaders and the media. They claimed to speak for a broad consensus of scientists and evangelicals on a wide range of environmental issues. A letter to the same leaders today, however, denies the ‘consensus’ and the claims in the “Urgent Call.” CA
- Contrary to Media Reports, National Association of Evangelicals Has Not Endorsed Latest Statement on Global Warming
(January 17, 2007)
Despite widespread perceptions, the NAE has not endorsed a recently-announced “collaboration” of scientists and evangelicals. CA
- Important Developments on Global Warming in 2006
(December 29, 2006)
Despite continued alarmist claims in the mainstream media, by advocacy groups, and by some scientists, actual scientific and economic developments related to the global warming debate during 2006 point toward the collapse of the catastrophic human-induced global warming (CHIGW) dogma. CA
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