"We are in a planetary emergency."

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70. There is also this:

http://www.christianpost.com/news/assemblies-of-god-surpasses-3-million-followers-in-us-51791/

Assemblies of God Growing Faster Than U.S. Population

The Assemblies of God, one of the largest Pentecostal denominations, is growing faster than the U.S. population.

AG reported that its U.S. adherents increased four percent in 2010, which is several times higher than the U.S. population growth rate, which is about one percent a year. Adherents of the Assemblies of God USA have surpassed three million followers, 3,030,944 to be exact, in 2010.

This is the largest annual percentage increase since 1983, according to AG records.

You may recognize this denomination, because Sara Palin is a congregant. I don't know where you are, but the Pentacostal churches in my area are doing bang-up business. I realize we're only talking about .1 percent of the US population in this article, but this is one denomination. I can't count the number of small community churches with the same Pentacostal outlook that are sprouting up all over the place, but I see them.

This is just a subset of the Republican party, which preaches that "Global warming is a hoax." Just for kicks, let's throw in the Aztec calendar, because it ends this year, you know.

I don't live in the most rational area of the country, so my experience is probably no barometer, but it does tend to squelch my hope for a unified effort to care for our planet. First God will save the worthy, second there is no problem, and third, it's written in the stars.

I apologize if I seem overly pessimistic, but I can't help it. It infuriates me that religion, the Republican Party and other superstitions have set themselves against science. Rational people are left to tilt at windmills.