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СКАЧАТЬ from President Reagan’s Secretary of State, George Schultz,39 The World Bank, the US commander of the Pacific Fleet,40 a dozen retired admirals and generals,41 two hundred evangelical scientists,42 the Christian Reformed Church (an NAE member),43 and the many leaders who signed Evangelical Climate Initiative, and declared: “Some of the most committed believers in the theory that human activity is uniquely fueling a disastrous increase in temperature are on the Religious Left.” He singled-out former Chicago Theological Seminary President Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, “who’s ordained in the ultra-liberal United Church of Christ” and who “faulted Global Warming skeptics for the murderous typhoon in the Philippines.” She allegedly displays “unwavering faith in apocalyptic global warming” and “strict adherence to climate fundamentalism.” His last line evokes Greek mythology’s earth goddess: “But zealots like Thistlethwaite will not likely forsake the solace of Gaia’s temple, from which they’ll continue to issue thunderbolts against the heretics who dare to doubt.”44

      I could supply other samples, but that will do for now.

      Many US evangelicals are in danger of sealing themselves in a clannish cul-de-sac, perhaps isolating themselves from their own international tribe. Their brothers and sisters throughout the world embrace the imperative of addressing human-induced climate change. Yet the deniers have monopolized the US debate, invoking “unity” to silence their perceived enemies while growing shriller themselves. This is not sound argument. This is classic intimidation.

      Unfortunately, climate change is a symptom of an overall ethos. We’ll probe another symptom in the next chapter.

      9. “Caring For God’s Creation: A Call To Action,” https://www.nae.net/caring-for-gods-creation/.

      10. Doran & Zimmerman, “Examining the Scientific Consensus on Climate Change,” Eos, Volume 90, 21–22.

      11. Gillis, “An Alarm in the Offing on Climate Change,” New York Times Green: A Blog About Energy and the Environment, January 14, 2013.

      12. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics, Turn Down The Heat, November, 2012; cf., Schneider, “World Bank warns of ‘4-degree’ threshold of global temperature increase,” The Washington Post, November 19, 2012. Also see Eilperin, “World on track for nearly 11-degree temperature rise, energy expert says,” Washington Post, November 28, 2011.

      13. UN News Center, “New UN report cites ‘unprecedented climate extremes’ over past decade,” July 3, 2013.

      14. The report can be found here: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/.

      15. Found here: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/.

      16. Kaiser, Davids, Bruce, Brauch, Hard Sayings of the Bible, 89.

      17. See Houghton’s presentation to the National Association of Evangelicals:“Climate Change: A Christian Challenge and Opportunity,” March 2005.

      18. See Hayhoe & Farley, A Climate for Change.

      19. Goodstein, “Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative,” The New York Times, February 8, 2006.

      20. McCain & Liebermann, “The Turning Point on Global Warming,” The Boston Globe, February 13, 2007

      21. Kerry & Graham, “Yes We Can (Pass Climate Change Legislation),” New York Times, October 10, 2009

      22. Eleven retired generals and admirals, “National Security and the Threat of Climate Change,” 2007.

      23. CNN, “Global Warming Gap Among Evangelicals Widens,” March 14, 2007,.

      24. Banks, “Dobson, Others Seek Ouster of NAE Vice President,” Religion News Service, March 2, 2007.

      25. Beisner, Calvin, “Believing in Climate Change is an Insult to God,” Right Wing Watch, November 19, 2012.

      26. Fisher & Beisner, “Using Fossil Fuels Is An Insult to God,” Right Wing Watch, November 20, 2012.

      27. See the full statement at, https://cornwallalliance.org/2009/05/evangelical-declaration-on-global-warming/

      28. Walsh,“Has ‘Climategate’ Been Overblown?” Time Magazine, December 7, 2009.

      29. Romm, “House of Commons exonerates Phil Jones,” ThinkProgress: Climate Progress, March 30, 2010.

      30. Sullivan, The Party Faithful, 191

      31. The letter can be found here: http://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/appeal-letter-to-the-national-association-of-evangelicals-on-the-issue-of-global-warming.pdf.

      32. Easterbrook, The New York Times, June 24. 2006.

      33. Macdonald, “Pawlenty’s pastor stays politically neutral,” USATODAY.com, June 21, 2011.

      34. Macdonald, “Pawlenty’s pastor stays politically neutral,” USATODAY.com, June 21, 2011.

      35. Pulliam, “Interview: NAE President Leith Anderson on Richard Cizik’s Resignation,” Christianity Today, December 11, 2008.

      36. Quoted in Parkes, “The Politics of Global Warming,” in Environmental Philosophy, 88

      37. Quoted here: https://creationcare2015.wordpress.com/author/evangelicalenvironmentalnetwork/page/12/.

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