The Blog of Mike Beckham
Posts tagged climate change
Still a Global Warming denier?
Jan 5th
It’s hard to believe that some people still deny Global Warming exists or think that humans have little to no impact on it. Well even though science has spoken and scientists funded by big oil and business try to become ‘the other side of the debate’ when it does not exist, most people now know we are directly affecting the fate of the planet. It isn’t about politics and its shameful when people make it about it. It’s about humanity and how comfortable we can live on this earth without being directly effected by heat, storms, rising seas and even more storms and unpredictable weather patterns. Unpredictable weather and rising sea levels are two key warning signs of global warming – let’s just hope we don’t leave it too late to save low lying islands and towns.
To those of you who are still stuck in the dark ages of being a Global Warming denier read these rebuttals to Myths, deniers want to put out in the public dialogue about Global Warming to confuse and intimidate. I am sure I will recieve a comment and or email about this post from those deniers lambasting me for posting about Global Warming as they nearly always do – the only place they wish to hear about Global Warming is from a hack speaking on behalf of big interests. Nobody else.
Pray away Global Warming
Dec 14th
AKA the Evangelical Climate Initiative. Oh the stupidity of this… We need real solutions from political and mainstream leaders not a bunch of bible thumpers. “Praying” will not solve the problem… or anything else for that matter.
The same love for God and neighbor that compels us to preach salvation through Jesus Christ, protect the unborn, preserve the family and the sanctity of marriage, and take the whole Gospel to a hurting world, also compels us to recognize that human-induced climate change is a serious Christian issue requiring action now. To make clear our views and commitment, as evangelical leaders we have issued the statement Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action. We invite you to read and reflect upon it and share your views with us. We have also compiled a set of Principles for Federal Policy on Climate Change, which will be followed in early June by a white paper that explores these principles in greater detail. We also encourage you to take action today to address climate change. We invite you to download our new Prayer Guide on Global Warming, and to use it in your personal and congregational prayer life. You can also take steps now to reduce your global warming pollution to zero by accessing our Cooling Creation resource page. We believe the problem is serious, but that cost-effective solutions are available that will also create jobs, clean up our environment, make us more efficient, and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, thereby enhancing our national security. Working together, and with God’s help, we can make a difference.
