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Evangelical's warming stance criticized
Dobson, others say official's environmental push dividing believers
From Wire Reports, March 2, 2007
WASHINGTON – Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and other conservative Christian leaders are calling for the National Association of Evangelicals to silence or fire an official who has urged evangelicals to take global warming seriously.
In a letter this week to the board of the National Association of Evangelicals, which claims 30 million members, Mr. Dobson and his two dozen co-signers said the Rev. Richard Cizik, the association's vice president for government relations, has waged a "relentless campaign" that is "dividing and demoralizing" evangelicals.
Mr. Cizik has been a leader in efforts to broaden evangelicals' political agenda beyond abortion and gay marriage. He argues that Christians have a biblical imperative to protect the environment.
"I speak with a voice that is authentically evangelical on all the issues, from religious freedom around the world, to compassion for the poor, ending oppression in Darfur – and yes, creation care is one of those issues," Mr. Cizik said Friday.
The association's board is scheduled to meet next week in Minnesota. Its former president, the Rev. Ted Haggard, resigned in November after a scandal involving gay sex and drugs.
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Dobson, others say official's environmental push dividing believers
From Wire Reports, March 2, 2007
WASHINGTON – Focus on the Family founder James Dobson and other conservative Christian leaders are calling for the National Association of Evangelicals to silence or fire an official who has urged evangelicals to take global warming seriously.
In a letter this week to the board of the National Association of Evangelicals, which claims 30 million members, Mr. Dobson and his two dozen co-signers said the Rev. Richard Cizik, the association's vice president for government relations, has waged a "relentless campaign" that is "dividing and demoralizing" evangelicals.
Mr. Cizik has been a leader in efforts to broaden evangelicals' political agenda beyond abortion and gay marriage. He argues that Christians have a biblical imperative to protect the environment.
"I speak with a voice that is authentically evangelical on all the issues, from religious freedom around the world, to compassion for the poor, ending oppression in Darfur – and yes, creation care is one of those issues," Mr. Cizik said Friday.
The association's board is scheduled to meet next week in Minnesota. Its former president, the Rev. Ted Haggard, resigned in November after a scandal involving gay sex and drugs.
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