It’s not “code red for humanity.”The philosopher G.F. Hegel is notorious for having said that if facts contradict theory, then “um so schlimmer für die Fakten”—“so much the worse for the facts.” Not surprisingly, the idealist Hegel had a huge influence on another idealist philosopher, Karl Marx, whose “scientific socialism” was socialist but decidedly not scientific. Facts have never seemed to matter much to socialists—it’s theory that counts.Perhaps that underlies the propensity for some … [Read more...]
How Should We Think about Air Pollution?
Email from a subscriber:I am a believer in Jesus Christ living in the state of Minnesota. I am contacting you because I have had great struggles in understanding how to steward creation for God’s glory and the good of others.The biggest thing I’ve been struggling with is air pollution. I’ve heard from various sources that our cars pollute and this pollution can cause cancer and other health issues, even death, especially with older cars (my wife and I own a 2005 Toyota Corolla). However, … [Read more...]
Time to Play Your Part to Win Cold War II!
Whether from real life in your youth, or from animated cartoons right up to today, you remember posters like this. They called you to assist Uncle Sam—the United States of America—in the fight to preserve liberty and justice through the fateful years of World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.Americans and our allies in the free world won all three. If you’re around my age—maybe a little older, maybe a little younger—you did your part, whether serving in the military, or running a business, … [Read more...]
Get Involved: Educate Your Community!
As you know, every month we offer a free gift as our way of thanking donors who request it. For the month of September, 2021, we want to equip you to make a difference in your community, not only with personal knowledge, but with resources you can share.When you make a donation of any amount and request it, we will send 10 copies of a resource of your choice from the list below for you to hand out to your community! Just write the title in the comments box on the second page of the online … [Read more...]
Is Religious Environmentalism an Evidence-Free Zone? Is Christianity?
I object to the notion, common as it is, that “claims not backed by evidence” are characteristic specifically of Christianity.by E. Calvin BeisnerThe headline caught my attention: “Environmentalism as Religion: Unpacking the Congregation,” by Ryan M. Yonk and Jessica Rood of the American Institute for Economic Research. Having studied and written about environmentalism and its relationship with religion for over 30 years, I hoped the article would explain how and why religion motivates many … [Read more...]
One Overhyped Crisis Deserves Another
Anthropogenic climate change is real. It is not a an existential threat---pace Greenpeace, the Climate Action Network, and the world's most famous climate scientist, 18-year-old Greta Thunberg, who demand a hundred-trillion-dollar makeover of the global energy infrastructure to achieve a fraction of a degree of global temperature reduction at the end of this century.COVID-19 is real. It is not an existential threat---pace the WHO, the CDC, and your local mayor or school board, who demand … [Read more...]
Ida, Like Camille in 1969, Packed a One-Two Punch
But was it unprecedented and attributable to manmade global warming?Guest column by Joe D'AleoHurricane Ida came ashore in Louisiana as a strong CAT4 hurricane.It produced major flooding and wind damage and widespread lengthy power outages in Louisiana where at least 6 people have died. [Editor's note: Louisiana death toll from Ida had risen to 14 by September 7.] Ida then turned northeast and then east. On the way out to sea, the storm spun up 5 tornadoes in PA and NJ to MD late Wednesday as … [Read more...]
American Marxism: A Must Read
Guest column by Rosalie A. LavelleAmerican Marxism (Simon and Schuster, July 2021) is a book filled with information on how the core elements of Marxist ideology have been ingrained in American society and culture. Marxism is now pervasive in our schools, in the press, in corporations, in sports, in Hollywood, in the Democratic Party, and in the Biden presidency.Author Mark R. Levin is chairman of the Landmark Legal Foundation, a syndicated talk-show radio host, host of Levin TV, host of Fox … [Read more...]
To anti-capitalists climate change is just a pretext for a planned economy
Guest column by Rainer ZitelmannMany so-called climate change activists are not really concerned about the climate and the environment. No, for them, these are merely instruments in the fight against capitalism. Examine the standard work of anti-capitalist climate change activists and you will quickly see what I mean.Naomi Klein, the popular critic of capitalism and globalization, admits that she initially had no particular interest in the issues surrounding and related to climate change. Then, … [Read more...]
A Brief History of the Cornwall Alliance—Part 4: We Come of Age
We ended Part 3 of this history with reference to An Examination of the Scientific, Ethical, and Theological Implications of Climate Change, produced by the Interfaith Stewardship Alliance—the original name of what became the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation. I don’t think any of us involved in creating it could imagine all that would come of it. But it shook some things up.Over a decade before, Marxist atheist astronomer Carl Sagan (famous for his Cosmos PBS program, each … [Read more...]
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