Why conservative Christians don’t believe in climate change

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From	Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Subject	Why conservative Christians don’t believe in climate change
Date	2015-09-26 19:58 -0500
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Why conservative Christians don’t believe in climate change
> http://bos.sagepub.com/content/71/5/19.abstract


> American Christians have become increasingly polarized on issues of
> climate change and environmental regulation. In recent years,
> mainline Protestant denominations and the Roman Catholic Church have
> made explicit declarations of support for global climate action.
> Prominent Southern Baptists and other evangelical Protestants, on the
> other hand, have issued statements that are strikingly similar to the
> talking points of secular climate skeptics, and have attempted to
> stamp out “green” efforts within their own ranks. An analysis of
> resolutions and campaigns by evangelicals over the past 40 years
> shows that anti-environmentalism within conservative Christianity
> stems from fears that “stewardship” of God’s creation is drifting
> toward neo-pagan nature worship, and from apocalyptic beliefs about
> “end times” that make it pointless to worry about global warming. As
> the climate crisis deepens, the moral authority of Christian leaders
> and organizations may play a decisive role in swaying public policy
> toward (or away from) action to mitigate global warming.



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Why conservative Christians don’t believe in climate change Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 19:58 -0500
  Re: Why conservative Christians don’t believe in climate change jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2015-09-27 01:44 +0000
  Re: Why conservative Christians don’t believe in climate change gilber34 <fafa@invalid.com> - 2015-09-26 21:10 -0500
  Re: Why conservative Christians don't believe in climate change Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-09-27 13:11 -0700
    Re: Why conservative Christians don't believe in climate change "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2015-09-27 14:24 -0700
      Re: Why conservative Christians don't believe in climate change Double-A <double-a3@hush.com> - 2015-09-28 13:21 -0700

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