WORSHIPPING CREATION :

Scott Cunningham found this little gem : For God So Loved the World : Call them God's Greens. Armed with Scripture and a righteous respect for nature, a host of religious groups have taken up the environmental fight and are waging holy war on behalf of an embattled creation. But, critics ask, is this a truly divine cause—or the devil's work? (Bruce Barcott, March 2002, Outside)

Paul Gorman, executive director of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment (NRPE), the nation's largest interdenominational coalition—member groups include mainline and African-American Protestants, Jews, Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox and evangelical Christians—believes the current eco-faith activism reflects a profound shift in religious belief. "This isn't just another issue for us," he says. "We're not interested in being the shock troops for the Green Party. Care for creation has become a central element of religious life. It goes to the heart of what it means to be a faithful Jew, Christian, or Muslim."

Does Eric Alterman know about this warm embrace? Christan conservatives and evironmentalists working together? Say it ain't so...
Posted by Orrin Judd at March 24, 2002 2:20 PM