Way to recycle some good publicity!

Some conservatives seem a bit worried that progressive evangelicals might be getting all the good press lately.

An Internet campaign was launched today to get a million conservative evangelicals to sign a statement that proclaims, hey, we're jiggy with environmental causes, too.

Among the signers at www.WeGetIt.org are Focus on the Family's James Dobson, singer Pat Boone (does it get any edgier?), Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Convention, WORLD magazine publisher Joel Belz, and the good, old Institute for Religion and Democracy.

The group's main goal, it seems, is to acknowledge environmental concerns without having to buy into global warming. "There is not a scientific consensus that global warming is man-made, and is likely to be catastrophic," according to the Web site.

"It isn’t about whether we care. It’s about how we care." (Translation: "So stick that in your ear, all you Mother Earth worshippers out there.")

Here's some "biblical" ways the campaign suggests you can be a good evangelical and still give a nod to environmentalism: recycle trash, plant a tree, enjoy creation, sign the declaration, invite a speaker and tell your friends.

Hmmmmm. Doesn't that sound like the same things elementary school children were doing 30 years ago?

The new "We Get It" campaign seems to be a quaint, but rather sad attempt by old-school evangelicals to show they're "with it." Really, they are.

Now if we could just get them to stop wearing black dress socks with their Bermuda shorts . . .

Comments

[Marc]

Wow. Thanks for the We Get It information!! I am excited when I hear and see folks make a point with some applicable Scripture.

We own a home in Fort Worth and contemplated installing solar energy panels. However, it is still too expensive. Perhaps oil companies can be taxed, and the tax can be used to reimburse Americans who seek alternative energy such as solar thus making it more financially reasonable. Can you imagine the amount of energy harnessed by 100,000 homes?