[asa] Good Article on Evangelicals and Global Warming

Noah Toly of Wheaton College offers some helpful perspectives on
evangelicals and global warming, with some sound criticisms of the
Interfaith Stewardship Alliance's "Call to Truth," in the current "Review of
Faith and International Affairs." The Review, BTW, is an excellent resource
produced by the Institute for Global Engagement, an outstanding example of
moderate evangelical engagement in public affairs (
http://www.globalengage.org/about/index.aspx)

The full article isn't online for linking, but here is a pertinent quote:

"The "Call to Truth' critique of the campaign to fight global warming makes
problematic claims about the basic science of climate change and, more
specifically, about the confidence margin we should demand before taking
action. While the 'Call to Action' takes for granted the persuasive weight
of the scientific evidence on climate change and its likely effects, the
'Call to Truth' counters by disputing the existence of 'consensus' on the
scientific merits. But this is an unrealistic and risky approach to
decision-making because it sets the threshold for action on climate change
as 'scientific certainty.' Meanwhile it avoids any detailed specification
of hte nature, extent, and merits of the evidence that climate change
skeptics have to offer. Parties that frame a call for inaction in the
language of scientific uncertainty, without a specific discussion of the
points of that uncertainty, do the public a disservice."

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Received on Thu Apr 19 13:58:32 2007