"Creation Care," Growing Green Movement Among Evangelicals

The WashPost is rife with news today about growing pressure among evangelicals to include stewardship of the planet earth, "creation care," among God's mandates to human kind. A statement signed recently by more than 1,000 clergy and congregational leaders in about 35 states, "God's Mandate: Care for Creation," says "there was no mandate, no majority, or no 'values' message in this past election for the President or the Congress to rollback and oppose programs that care for God's creation."

Well, hallelujah!

"The statement objects to Bush's policies on global warming, toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants and lack of emphasis on conservation."

The National Council of Churches is circulating the statement to 250,000 clergy and lay leaders across the country.

For more, see this and this in today's WashPost.