Does "Brownwood's Morality" Get Greener ?

OTHER VOICES
Morality gets greener
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
Monday, February 13, 2006

Love of God, love of neighbor and the demands of stewardship compelled 86 evangelical Christian leaders to call for U.S. laws to slow climate change Wednesday.
They joined the legion of scientists, business leaders, environmentalists and government officials, here and abroad, who support mandatory reductions in the carbon emissions believed to be warming the globe.
President Bush, who has hardened his heart on this issue, shouldn't play Pharaoh once again.
Like many others, these evangelicals worry about the consequences of rising temperatures, melting glaciers and higher seas. They fear, as their statement put it, that "hungry children will get hungrier, droughts drier, floods fiercer, hurricanes harsher, and health concerns like malaria more menacing."
The Bush administration has supported climate change research, but backs only weak, voluntary measures to cut greenhouse gases emitted from power plants, factories and vehicles.
Though it acknowledges National Academy of Sciences and international reports confirming the human contribution to global warming, the administration still publicly questions the conclusions of a large majority of climate scientists.
But this new plea from the kind of fellow believers who populate his political base will be hard for the president to ignore.
Beyond scientific persuasion, the Evangelical Climate Initiative mounts an admirable moral case for action, saying:
The Earth is God's world, and any damage humans do to it is an offense against God himself. Christians are called to love their neighbors and to care for "the least among us."
These evangelical leaders see global warming as an extension of their work against famine, genocide and AIDS.
People of faith now stand before the president, warning him of a growing plague. He has ignored similar warnings before. Perhaps this time, he'll listen.
— The Philadelphia Inquirer

source: http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/02/13Climate_edit.html
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