Evangelical Board Split Over Leader's Global Warming Efforts

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Opinions, debates, and interest surrounding the evangelical voice - or lack of a unified evangelical voice – on global warming have soared in recent days over the controversy involving high profile Christian leaders and the representation of evangelicals on the climate change issue.

The debate will be discussed among the board members of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) during its bi-annual meeting on Friday - its first board meeting since its former president Ted Haggard stepped down due to sex allegations.

Several board members have already voiced differences this week on the global warming advocacy of the Rev. Richard Cizik, NAE vice president for government relations, including NAE president the Rev. Dr. Leith Anderson and board member Jerald Walz.

The NAE president defended Cizik earlier this week as a “great asset” to the organization, highlighting his 25 years of service in Washington with “an amazing track record,” according to The New York Times.

Last week dozens of prominent evangelical leaders - including James C. Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family; Gary L. Bauer, president of Coalitions for America; and Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council – sent a letter to the board of NAE urging it to stop Cizik or encourage the NAE leader to resign for his public statements on global warming on behalf of evangelicals.

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070309/26229_Evangelical_Board_Split_Over_Leader's_Global_Warming_Efforts.htm

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Fine. Force out the ones who care about the planet. Maybe they'll

join forces with the liberal churches instead.