May 31, 2006


The Religious Right and Environmentalism

Another Washington lobbyist on the religious right told the Guardian: “Rich is just being stupid on this issue. There may be a debate to be had but … people can only sustain so many moral movements in their lifetime. Is God really going to let the Earth burn up?”

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posted by Deron Bauman in environment, religion 

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One Response to “The Religious Right and Environmentalism”

  1. daryl scroggins on June 4th, 2006 at 8:14 pm

    Can you believe this? “Is God really going to let the earth burn up?” This quote in itself shows a complete lack of understanding about the forces involved, since freezing and flooding are the likely results of global warming. This kind of thinking reminds me of the early days of the fossil record being discovered: a number of religious authorities of the time argued that there couldn’t possibly be any animals that went extinct because God wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen….