This is indeed excellent news, for all the reasons David Roberts says.  But it is not easy to figure out how this new attitude -- which is still far from universally shared among the National Association of Evangelicals -- has evolved out of the much scarier one described by Bill Moyers in the New York Review of Books around a year ago. Moyers wrote then that while some Evangelicals indeed did not believe global warming was happening, a good number of others had the attitude that, even if it is happening, it does not matter, because the Rapture is going to take place soon.

Also, I suspect that hard anthropocentric attitude in the final quote is still prevalent.  That means that while people like Cizik may be on board regarding emissions caps and renewable sources of energy, I wonder how far they are willing to go regarding conservation of biodiversity and animal rights.

I welcome today's statement from a coalition of evangelical leaders breaking with the White House and calling for urgent action to combat climate change.

I also call on NON-evangelical environmentalists, which includes nearly everyone reading this board, to welcome this important constituency into the important fight for "creation protection."

It is easy enough to disagree with people who are different from one another -- but more important to embrace our common ground.

Let us all work hard to move foward together.

I am not a member of organized religion.  I have prayed for help.  I thank God for this union.  I hope all religions... Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Baha'i Faith, Shinto, Taoism, Confucianism, others, will join together in this global struggle to protect God's creation on Earth.

"Let us all work hard to move foward together"

Anyone who tries to live their life up to the empathetic and ethical standards of Jesus is welcome on my side everytime!

And I'm some sort of a naturist, don't know how it works exactly, but I know a spiritual feeling from a natural setting when I feel it.  I'm thinking it might compare to the feeling that comes over one while singing in church.

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I just finished writing and effusively grateful e-mail to the President of the National Association of Evangelicals, Ted Haggard, with a cc to the PR department.

I suggest that EVERYONE who was inspired by Grist's article do the same thing.  The more sane, positive feedback they get, the more they will know that their actions are necessary and welcome.

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Lisa Williamson

A rather disturbing aspect of Richard Land's statement is that it is not merely anthropocentric-it also overlooks the very real human costs of environmental degredation.  Perhaps Mr. Land should pay a visit to the Inuit of Northern Canada, or the inhabitants of Tuvalu.  Maybe then he would have a clearer picture of what we could be facing.

My(Oklahoma's)Dear Senators somehow are re electable..(Dr)Senator Tom Coburn repeats that Rachael Carson is responsible for thousands of deaths in Africa bec she stopped DDT use...This idea and anti sustainability statements are made on this religious radio network..Coburn is a Fundamentalist  leader on Oklahoma...How to stop this disinformation the flock is fed???   350 ppm

Join the Green Party of the US now.You know the other 2 parties are corporate sponsored.