Re: [asa] Religious Groups Differ on Climate Change

I'd add that many people on the "Religious Right" are followers
(dittoheads) of Rush Limbaugh, who has promulgated a series of really
silly (but persuasive to the naive) arguments against human caused
climate change. The fact that several members of the last
administration found it useful to appear of Rush's show reinforces
this.

BTW -- "dittoheads" is Rush's term for his folowers, not mine.

Burgy

On 4/24/09, d.nield@auckland.ac.nz <d.nield@auckland.ac.nz> wrote:
> Hi Iain:
> My impression from afar is that in the USA there is a fairly strong
> correlation between each of
> 1. being a theologically conservative protestant
> 2. conservative laissez-faire politics and economics
> 3. an antipathy towards science
> As a result it is not surprising that being a white evangelical protestant
> correlates with a denial that global warming is caused by human activity.
> Don
>
>> http://scienceandreligiontoday.blogspot.com/2009/04/religious-groups-disagree-on-climate.html
>>
>>
>> See above from the Science and Religion Today Blog.
>>
>> It pretty much says what we already know, but I am puzzled, and perhaps
>> someone over your side can explain to me. Why is it that white
>> evangelical
>> protestants seem to have the biggest opposition to the notion that climate
>> change is caused by human activity?
>>
>> I can't see the connection with Christian belief. I can understand why
>> fundamentalists oppose evolution & see it as a threat to their faith. But
>> why climate change (in particular as caused by human activity)?
>>
>> Just a naive question that I hope someone can explain to me.
>>
>> Iain
>>
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