First of all, we believe the perception of Global Warming (or as they say when it gets coldEmphasis mine.
"climate change ") is at best a secondary issue where some well-meaning Christians may disagree. It
certainly does not rise to the same level of urgency or Biblical clarity as does the killing of innocent
unborn children or the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman. Yet, it is
interesting to note that many of these leaders who have signed on to this politically charged Global
Warming issue refuse to speak or lead on the issue of life or marriage because they say they don 't want to
get "political. "
Right. So gay marriage is more important than global warming and the current mass extinction on this planet.
Come on! How can you be so terrified of two people loving each other? This fundamentalism is sick. It's irrational and pathological, and maybe it should be criminal.
The human destruction of the environment has the potential to be the worst human tragedy the world has ever seen - worse than the Holocaust, worse than Stalinist Russia or the great famines of history. The poor and the sick will suffer enormously and disproportionately. Rising sea levels will flood some farmlands, while drought will dry up others. Weather patterns will change as ocean currents change
temperature. Hurricanes will likely get stronger and more frequent.
As this disaster looms, our government has been hijacked by men who place a fundamentalist interpretation of the bible above scientific reality. Meanwhile, "Christian" radio stations beam alternative realities into the homes of millions of Americans.
Coincidentally enough, their interpretation of the bible aligns perfectly with big business, rich-get-richer politics. They are destroying America - and if they keep their heads in the sand about the environment, they will destroy the earth.
They say that the most virulent homophobes are often simply repressing their own desires. Keep that in mind this election cycle, as the right tries to distract the public from Iraq, the economy, and the environment by forcing their version of morality on us.
But we also need to keep a bigger truth in mind.
These people, who would place know nothing politics and prejudice above the health and safety of the poor, are not true Christians. They are slaves to the god of money and power.
I hope that true Christians everywhere will fight to get them out of office this November.
As Dick Bott said in his letter: 'I hope you'll think twice about your priorities as a Christian and keep "the main thing the main thing."'
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