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I look forward to reading Dr Wilson's book. In the meantime, I'd be glad to labor alongside of anyone who wants to protect our world's disappearing species and to combat global warming. We may all disagree on whether God exists, and what God may be like, and is humanity a special creation or not. But we can absolutely work together to advance our common goals. We have to work together, 'cause every day brings us that much closer to 2100 and losing half the world's species! Or to 2050 and losing one-third of the world's species! On E.O. Wilson chats about his new book on the intersection of science and religion posted 3 years, 1 month ago 5 Responses

Moved me to tears

Hi everyone! I'm a bit new here. I'm one of these evangelical Christians who, over the last few years, has become convinced that to care for the environment is not only "green," but "godly," and that it's not just a "liberal" issue, it's a "biblical" issue. (And if the glove does not fit, then you must ....) I've begun to look for opportunities within my own community of faith - a Southern Baptist one - please don't shoot - to articulate a biblical ethic of environmental stewardship, which is to watch over it, and to take care of it, according to Genesis 2.15. I've had the chance to speak on this twice in my church (because I'm one of the pastors), and once at a multi-church conference. (My introductory remarks, in fact, when I was speaking at the multi-church conference, cited a Grist article a coupla years back called "The Godly Must Be Crazy.") This conviction has also pushed me out into the community. I've also joined a group of folks in Southern California called Save Coyote Hills, which is attempting to convince the City of Fullerton to do right by the California gnatcatcher and to stop Chevron's plan to turn the West Coyote Hills into higher-end housing. Watching Bill Moyers' "Is God Green?" was sort of like a culmination of the last few years' personal growth for me. The documentary moved me to tears. It was beautiful and encouraging. There is a growing group of us evangelical Christians out there who believe passionately that God calls followers of Jesus to be good stewards of creation. And even if you and I disagree on theological matters, I look forward to working alongside you to protect the environment. Climate change and the alarming rates of species extinction leave us little time to debate whether we can work together or not. We have to! Time is running out.On Tune in posted 3 years, 1 month ago 12 Responses