Warming Up to Hell

L. Roy Taylor, chairman of the National Association of Evangelicals, Focus on the Family Chairman James Dobson and others said the Reverend Richard Cizik’s (also of the NAE) activism on global warming is “a threat to the unity and integrity” of the organization.
“The issue that is dividing and demoralizing the NAE and its leaders is related to global warming. If he cannot be trusted to articulate the views of American evangelicals on environmental issues, then we respectfully suggest that he be encouraged to resign his position in the NAE.”
Now, tell me; did you really wonder who was going to get my Slap O’ Sense Award this week?
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, made up of hundreds of scientists from 113 countries, said that based on new research over the last six years, it is 90 percent certain that human-generated greenhouse gases account for most of the global rise in temperatures over the past half-century. Declaring that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal," the authors said in their "Summary for Policymakers" that even in the best-case scenario, temperatures are on track to cross a threshold to an unsustainable level. A rise of more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels would cause global effects -- such as massive species extinctions and melting of ice sheets -- that could be irreversible within a human lifetime. Under the most conservative IPCC scenario, the increase will be 4.5 degrees by 2100. Source: Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/02/AR2007020201754.html
How does this position of fact divide and demoralize? I’m so glad you asked!
It divides those who think (think Intelligence Designed, if you will) from those who don’t (think Pinheads.)
Even God wants us to protect his creation and he went to a great deal of trouble to get His message across.
John 3:16: “God so loved the world he gave his only begotten Son…” (Emphasis mine.)
I’m not sure which Hebrew word was used in the original. “Eretz” means land or country and “tebel” is defined as “habitable earth.” Either way, unless these evangelicals have another world stashed nearby that I’m not aware of, I think God meant Earth.
Anyone who has driven behind a diesel vehicle with an expired smog certificate can plainly see that we’re not doing the world any favors by continuing to burn fossil fuels. And anyone who has been behind lardasses trying to go through the express line with 42 bags of kettle chips knows that we could all stand to do a tad more exercise. We need clean air for all that panting, puffing and wheezing, an excellent name for a law firm.
I don’t know about you but I’m an oxygen junkie. Just love it, can’t live without it, gotta have it. I like breathing air I cannot see or chew.
Now you’ll notice that God so loved the world. It doesn’t say that God only loved the people and not the plants or animals. It doesn’t say that God only loves some of the people. Since God made us all in His image, I take that to mean that God is pretty awesome. He is multicolored, can hear prayers in all languages and dialects and probably doesn’t really care which political system we employ as long as we don’t end up killing each other over deciding which one to go with.
Let’s not forget that Satan cannot create anything. Satan can only destroy. He must really delight when we decide that we only like and approve of some of God’s creations and not others.
James C. Dobson and Tony Perkins, president of the Family research Council state that the “great moral issues of our time are defined as abortion, homosexuality and teaching children sexual morality and abstinence.”
These gentlemen and others claim to be Christians whom I define as those who follow Christ and His teachings. I’ve studied numerous Bible indexes by subject. Jesus was quoted on the subject of abortion zero times. He commented on homosexuality zero times. He preached on children’s sexual morality zero times.
However, Jesus was quoted 27 times on the poor and our obligations to them. He mentioned giving and humility over ten times each. He admonished us not to pray in public and one would assume that would include praying on television for Supreme Court Justices or other political figures to die, I’m looking at you, Pat Robertson.
I don’t know how you can get any more specific like Jesus did when He said, "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.” Matthew 23:23.
If I were one who would admonishing the public to ignore the environment and dismiss global warming as a divisive issue, I would be most concerned about what Jesus spoke about 21 times.
Mercy.