Global Warming and the Grist
Scary, Part I:
BBC NEWS | In pictures: How the world is changing
Scary, Part II: Scarier Than The First
From The Grist, as may or may not have been quoted by Bill Moyers, hotdog vendor:
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BBC NEWS | In pictures: How the world is changing
Scary, Part II: Scarier Than The First
From The Grist, as may or may not have been quoted by Bill Moyers, hotdog vendor:
Many Christian fundamentalists feel that concern for the future of our planet is irrelevant, because it has no future. They believe we are living in the End Time, when the son of God will return, the righteous will enter heaven, and sinners will be condemned to eternal hellfire. They may also believe, along with millions of other Christian fundamentalists, that environmental destruction is not only to be disregarded but actually welcomed -- even hastened -- as a sign of the coming Apocalypse.
We are not talking about a handful of fringe lawmakers who hold or are beholden to these beliefs. The 231 legislators (all but five of them Republicans) who received an average 80 percent approval rating or higher from the leading religious-right organizations make up more than 40 percent of the U.S. Congress.
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