Yet Another Article On 'Creation Care'
The Washington Post has another article on evangelicals who are beginning to embrace what they call "creation care." Of course, we applaud evangelicals' attempts to add the environment to their list of important moral issues, but are mystified by the lack of criticism the movement's unoffical leader, Richard Cizik, has received. Just last week, Cizic went on NPR saying everybody should give Dennis Hastert a break in the Foley cover-up. And earlier this year, Cizik refused to sign the Evangelical Climate Initiative since he was unwilling to confirm the possibility of climate change. Cizic also refuses to partner with environmental groups such as the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation, since they are secular. Still, reporters continue to sing his praise:
[From the Washington Post] Evangelical Christian leaders are tackling a growing list of domestic and international issues, such as genocide in Darfur and global warming, despite dissension in their ranks over whether this broader moral agenda will dilute their political power just before crucial elections.Yesterday, two dozen prominent evangelicals issued a joint appeal for President Bush to take the lead in sending a multinational, U.N.-backed peacekeeping force into the Darfur region of Sudan. They included not just liberal religious leaders but also several notable conservatives, including the Rev. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention and the Rev. Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals. READ IT ALL
Bill McCartney
