Since tomorrow is Earth Day, I figured we would do well to consider a question which only a few years ago might have been thought ridiculous to most conservatives. It used to be the case that environmentalism was a synonym for wacky leftist vegan fanatics, but with the global warming movement, environmentalism has become the chic new trend, even for Evangelicals. But the question is, “To what degree, if at all, should we be concerned about environmental issues such as pollution, species protection, preservation of open spaces, and, yes, global warming?” And is it possible to harmonize the political aims of most environmentalists with Biblical values, or should we be looking to develop an entirely different paradigm for “creation care?”
Links:
Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative by NY Times
An Evangelical Call to Action by ChristiansAndClimate.org
NAE 1971 Statement on Environment and Ecology
NAE Current Position on Stewardship of Earth
Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility (pdf 12pp) by NAE
Evangelicals Being Used by Leftists by AgapePress.org
Backstory: Eco-vigilantes by CSMonitor.com
Stewards of Nature by William F. Buckley
The Greening of Evangelicals by Washington Post
NAE Will Not Take Stand on Global Warming by Washington Post
Evangelicals and the Environment by PBS
List of Christian Environmental Books by EarthCareOnline.org
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