I would say, then, that we should be good stewards of what God has given us. In this case, it is the earth.

Terry Delaney’s last blog post..Tired Before an Exhausting Exam

Obviously there is some confusion about this “Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative.” I’ve talked to several people who think it is some kind of official SBC committee.

But Baptist press has gone to great lengths to say this is not a statement speaking for the SBC. Their top news article says it all Seminary student’s climate change project is not SBC’s

By the looks of our poll, this issue is not close to settled in Southern Baptist life.

In Christ,
Noah

Noah Braymen’s last blog post..Chuck E Cheese

Should we all consider living a more simple lifestyle? Yes.
Should we all consume less? Yes.
Should we all point fingers of blame based on science that is at best questionable and full of conspiracy? NO!!

Our modern science on weather is less than 150 years old. This is a microscopic measurement of trends compared to the thousands of years of creation’s existence. Climate changes. Period. (remember Noah and the flood?)

But it is GOD who controls climate change, not the creatures he placed here.

Terry Lange’s last blog post..Is the majority always right?

By voting “Two resolutions said enough, the SBC should focus on missions, not the environment” you are saying the 2006 & 2007 resolution are enough for now.

Richard Land made this point when he responded to this group. He points out that some of the language in the declaration was actually defeated by vote at the convention last summer.

Mine’s more along the lines of, “Yes, a biblical worldview will include environmental stewardship, and we need to ensure Christians understand that. But no, the SBC does not need to take official stances on what constitutes good environmental stewardship and push those agendas, particularly on matters on which there is not clear-cut evidence as to what constitutes good environmental stewardship.”

Too long for the poll, I know.

The way I see it, this issue should be framed similarly to the BF&M… specific enough to identify Biblical truths we Baptists hold dear, but not so specific as to try to narrow matters down to certain specific interpretations of Scripture.

John Stickley’s last blog post..Baptists Going Green…

I really like the idea of saying more about the environment, but having a para-convention organization endorsed by all those denomination employees is a little confusing for outsiders and insiders alike.