What's your religion's/sect's stand on global warming? or your own?

Question

I really don't agree with statements such as "Churches have no business with this issue."

Wow. It's like religion has been relegated to private affairs and gives no moral suasion!

Answer 1

No official stand taken by my church denomination, and I do not feel there ever should be one. Churches have no business with this issue.

I do think this needs to be looked at further by science and our leaders however.

Answer 2

I do not see global warming as a religious issue but a secular one. It is really a political issue above all else and is about the spreading of wealth across the globe through treaties that would hurt the industrialized countries and help third world economies.

The vast majority of climate scientists agree that there is no threat from global warming but is just another political poll like the one a couple of decades ago that spread the hysteria of global cooling warning that if we did not restrict carbon emissions that we are entering another "ice age". As a result we no longer cool with freon. It seems that we were so successful at stopping the coming ice age that we have caused global warming (sarcasm intended).

The fact is that God did not create such a fragile eco system that man can destroy it even if we wanted to and certainly it is impossible to control the climate of earth unless we learn somehow to control the sun. This science we are millions of years away from having. So relax and enjoy the benefits of warmer weather because it surely won't last.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 3

Southern Baptist - The scientific stance, like in the science community leans both ways. But we don't particularly care because it's the general conclusion the world won't be around long enough for it to become a problem for us because Jesus is coming back soon and then global warming will be the least of the worlds concerns.

However, certain elements are emerging from within the church that believe part of righteous living is caring for the planet God entrusted to us and the animals / plants he gave us dominion over. I myself would lean more toward that view. Christianity is, in essence, a minimalist religion because we're only suppose to use what we need, otherwise we sin. And we're not suppose to sin. Christianity should not be blamed for global warming, however, that should be an idividual by individual basis. Such generalities are mostly wrong.

Answer 4

You'll find a lot of Christians bowing out of the debate of gloabal warming as they assume that they will be going to heaven and won't be here for all the calamities that are due to hit the earth as a result of Glabal warming.

I feel that it is our responsiblity as good Christians to protect our planet and do what we can do to stem the warming of the planet. I think it is irrisponsible to just deny the glabal warming and go on with activities that are contributing to it.

I think the church should be a lot more motivated as it would show that we care about the essentails things in life.

Answer 5

I am very fortunate to know a good number of scientists through my membership in MENSA. They are mostly of the opinion that the greatest single cause of this climate shift is the oceans. They tell me it is around 90-95% caused by the oceans production of our "greenhouse gases". So this is actually a naturally occurring "phenomenon" and is not the fault of human beings. We cannot do anything to stop it, but we could possibly slow it down by a useless amount of time. Of course, Al Gore would not agree, but he is basically a liar and a hypocrite.

Answer 6

if i had global weather reports for the last 4000 years i could make a more informed decision about the reality or delusion of global warming.

volcanos don't erupt every 100 years so the earths warming patterns may not be based on 120 years of high tech scientific study. it might be a longer cycle.

polution on the other hand i believe in. i think we need to maximize solar and wind energy.

Answer 7

No religion here. There's no debate as to whether or not the Earth is warming, it certainly is, even if only slightly. The question is whether or not humans are the cause of it. I am very skeptical of anthropomorphic global warming and I don't think that the "science is in yet", as that idiot Al Gore claims.

Answer 8

There is nothing man can do about it, except humbly worship GOD, and seek his wisdom, because global warming is not about us conserving energy, or any of those things man can do, this global warming is about man's disobedience to GOD, and it's his time to reign on earth, where every knee shall bow, and every eye shall see him riding on a cloud of GLORY.

Answer 9

global warming is what Al Gore is using to anounce his candidacy for 2012. he is trying to scare the youth into voting for him in the 2012 race. thats why the teachers in school try to shove his movie into you your kids throat.

Answer 10

No religion.

There is obviously global warming