LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY hummingwolf)

Cal Thomas takes on evangelicals who dare to address global warming.

Do evangelicals have time on their hands because they've finished the mission to "go and make disciples of all nations"? Is this not a great enough commission that "global warming" and a host of other "issues" must be added to make evangelicals contemporary and relevant?

The Rev. Rich Cizik, vice president of governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, a Washington lobbying group, was quoted in The New York Times as saying, "I don't think God is going to ask us how he created the earth, but he will ask us what we did with what he created."

Rev. Cizik offers no biblical citation for his view. There is no biblical expectation that a "fallen" world can, should or will be improved prior to the return of the One to whom evangelicals are supposed to owe their complete allegiance.

Funny how you never hear this argument used against people who argue against gay marriage, abortion availability, or welfare. To be fair, Cal Thomas does say that "Those on the left and right who misuse Jesus think they can have the best of both worlds," as well as admitting that the Moral Majority wasn't the best of all ideas.

Got the link to this from the Christian conservative World Magazine Blog, where there might be some interesting discussion in the comments.