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In the News:
Earth Ministry and the Creation-Care Movement
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Evangelical
Leaders Swing Influence Behind Effort to Combat Global Warming
This New York Times article (March 10,
2005) states, “a core group of influential evangelical leaders has put its
considerable political power behind a cause that has barely registered on
the evangelical agenda, fighting global warming.
These church leaders, scientists, writers and heads of international
aid agencies argue that global warming is an urgent threat, a cause of
poverty and a Christian issue because the Bible mandates stewardship of
God's creation.”
"The Greening of Evangelicals: Christian Right Turns, Sometimes
Warily,
to Environmentalism"
This Washington Post article (February 6, 2005) highlights the vision and
efforts of Earth Ministry Colleague, Pastor Leroy Hedman. The article covers
how care for God's creation is a "values issue" that bridges
political, theological and cultural divides.
"God's Earth is Sacred: An Open Letter to Church and Society in the
United States"
In an effort to refute what they call a "false gospel" and to
change destructive attitudes and actions concerning the environment, a group
of theologians, convened by the National Council of Churches USA, released
an open letter
on February 14, 2005, calling on Christians to reject teachings that suggest
humans are "called" to exploit the Earth without care for how our
behavior impacts the rest of God's creation. Earth Ministry's Tanya Marcovna
Barnett was one of 11 theologians who worked on the document.
"God's
Mandate: Putting the White House on Notice”
This Washington Post article
(February 6, 2005) states, “Frustration with