
Science and Faith Join Forces
Date: Monday, January 15, 2007 @ 23:23:08 UTC Topic: General
(AP) -- Some leading scientists and evangelical Christian
leaders have agreed to put aside their fierce differences over the
origin of life and work together to fight global warming.
Representatives met recently in Georgia and agreed on the need for urgent action. Details on the talks will be disclosed in Washington on Wednesday.
"Whether God created the Earth in a millisecond or
whether it evolved over billions of years, the issue we agree on is
that it needs to be cared for today," said Rich Cizik, vice president
of government relations for the National Association of Evangelicals,
which represents 45,000 churches.
Eric Chivian, director of the Center for Health and the Global
Environment at Harvard Medical School, agreed, saying: "Scientists and
evangelicals have discovered that we share a deeply felt common concern
and sense of urgency about threats to life on Earth and that we must
speak with one voice to protect it." ...
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news88096156.html
It's about time ... and, since FE "research" seems so popular with many active religious groups, maybe this time, a scientific "miracle" will happen ;-) [Vlad]
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