US evangelicals launch green plan (BBC)

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A group of influential US evangelicals has launched a campaign to persuade Americans that being a good Christian also means tackling climate change.

The 86 leaders are running prominent adverts in newspapers and on TV urging Christians and the US government to do more to cut carbon dioxide emissions.
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But the signatories say many Christians support their campaign and would be willing to back it even if there were an economic cost for the US.

The newspaper advertisement - signed by mega-church pastors like Rick Warren, author of the bestseller The Purpose-Driven Life, heads of Christian colleges and missionary organisations - puts saving "God's green earth" on a par with traditional evangelical concerns like abortion and gay marriage.
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more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4695320.stm


Can someone say "oy"?

[mom cat]

1. So they are back on board. Now if they ccould just remember that

Jesus sided with poor folks, we might get a pretty good dialog going.