On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Christine Smith <
christine_mb_smith@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Cameron wrote:
>
> "I would be equally impressed if he could make clear to me what he has not
> made clear to me in his twenty or thirty posts on the subject over the last
> year, i.e., what relevance he thinks the debate over AGW has to Christian
> faith or Christian theology, which is, after all, the focus of this
> discussion group. In his posts I discern statistics, claims about computer
> modelling, and claims of a sociological and political nature about the
> biases of those who express doubts about aspects of AGW, but I've heard
> precious little about God, Creation, the Bible, etc."
>
> Well, I'm obviously not Rich and can't speak for him, but this is an area
> of interest to me so I'll go ahead and address Cameron's request. The areas
> I see climate change relating to Christian faith and theology are as
> follows:
>
> [Good summary of Biblical environmentalism snipped]
>
If Cameron wants to find the Biblical basis for my views (which aren't
terribly original) he can see the following on the ASA web site.
http://www.asa3.org/ASA/topics/environment/index.html
This brings to mind a Living on Earth interview with the President of the
Academy of Evangelical Scientists, Cal DeWitt.
http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.htm?programID=09-P13-00001&segmentID=5 He
noticed a strong Biblical basis for Christian environmentalism but none for
their Christian opponents. It appears that radical libertarianism rather
than Biblical exegesis drives their views. Like Dr. DeWitt I have yet to
hear one Biblical argument other than we don't have to worry about the
planet because Jesus is coming soon. After all, you don't polish brass on a
sinking ship.
Rich Blinne
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