New Progressive Faith Group Launches Christian Radio Campaign for Climate Bill
By Dan Gilgoff, God & Country
A new faith-based advocacy group founded by Hillary Clinton's former religious outreach director is airing a radio spot that takes a distinctly Christian perspective in pressuring Congress to pass a climate change bill. Listen to the ad here. Sponsored by the American Values Network, the ad is airing in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Virginia, and Ohio.
The group is also promoting legislation to combat climate change through 5.3 million E-mails to evangelicals and Roman Catholics in some of those states. And it's pressuring members of Congress with a new poll that suggests most Catholics and evangelicals support attempts to combat global warming . (That jars somewhat with another recent Pew poll that found skepticism among evangelicals and Catholics about human-created climate change).
American Values Network is doing the kind of faith-based organizing that was once the exclusive province of the religious right.
Here's the script for the ad, read by centrist evangelical minister Joel Hunter:
This is Rev. Joel Hunter. As our seas rise, crops wither, and rivers run dry, God's creation cries out for relief.
The failure to answer the calling to be good stewards has consequences. The destabilizing effect of climate change will hit the poor the hardest, and it also threatens our national security, our economic prosperity, and our children's future.
Yet no matter how bleak things appear, redemption is always possible.
So people of faith are speaking out . . . a great assembly of Christian pastors and churches and America's military leaders are demanding that Congress passes a climate bill that creates jobs, reduces our dependence on foreign oil, and especially protects vulnerable families and communities at home and abroad who are most hurt by climate change.
The time for action is now. Please join the chorus of the faithful by visiting www.americanvaluesnetwork.org to learn more and how to contact to your Member of Congress. Paid for by American Values Network.org.
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GLOBAL WARMING
Taking care of our enviroment and buying into the global warming/climate change argument are not equal. The science of global warming is not conclusive at to its extent and cause while the hype is based on models not realisty. When it comes to greenhouse effect, the greenhouse gases are a small piece in the overall effect. CO2 gas has gone up in concentration from about 270ppm to 380ppm the math speaks for itself.
progressive faith based radio
I am thrilled at the idea that progressive thinkers with a faith perspective can be bold and take some time on the air. thanks.
check out the idea for kids: www.commongoodradio.org
Climate Change for Profit
Just as we have heard about the benefit of oats or grains, and the evils of eggs and the benefits of eggs, the climate change argument is as bogus as the cry of global cooling predicted in the early 1970's. The greater the clammer from Al Gore and Hilary, and those at GE who benefit financially from this debacle takes our attention away from the fact that Bill Clinton vetoed drilling off ANWAR when the Congress voted approval for such drilling. His veto came with his statement nothing would be gained for more than 10 years if then. Now more than 10 years later we see how we would not be paying ridiculous prices for gas and petroleum based products.
The oil companies aren't the bad guys here. The Democrats in Congress who created the mortgage crisis and energy crisis through inaction and smoke and mirrors are to blame. Time to drill here and drill now. That will create many jobs and fuel our economy. If all of the alternative energy was so profitable, it would already be here and plentiful. Same with stem cell research and other Democrat projects.
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