Re: [asa] Religious Groups Differ on Climate Change

I think this phenomenon traces back to the Dominionist / Reconstructionist philosophy popular in conservative American WASP circles. See the writings of Gary North for the personification of this.

Both evolution and anthropogenic GW are threats to their current economic and political standing since it is based on their privileged status to take dominion of/exploit the earth.

John

--- On Fri, 4/24/09, John Burgeson (ASA member) <hossradbourne@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: John Burgeson (ASA member) <hossradbourne@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [asa] Religious Groups Differ on Climate Change
> To: d.nield@auckland.ac.nz
> Cc: "Iain Strachan" <igd.strachan@gmail.com>, "ASA List" <asa@lists.calvin.edu>
> Date: Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:01 AM
> 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
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> -----------
> >> Non timeo sed caveo
> >>
> >> -----------
> >>
> >
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>
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