E. Calvin Beisner

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Jan 9, 2017
Why Christians Should Support Scott Pruitt for EPA Administrator
Over 100 scientists, economists, and religious leaders joined together Thursday to issue an open letter to President-elect Donald J. Trump supporting Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the next federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, and their number is growing.
Oct 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton's Climate Catastrophe
As a Miami-area resident living just eight feet above sea level, I took particular interest in Hillary Clinton and Al Gore's climate-change rally at Miami-Dade College October 11.
Oct 5, 2016
Can a Conscientious Christian Vote for Donald Trump?
From the start of the primaries through the Republican convention, I argued passionately in social media against Donald Trump.
Aug 23, 2016
Was July the 'Hottest Month on Record?' Who Cares?
Mainstream media the world over breathlessly report that scientists say July 2016 was the "hottest" month in the global temperature record stretching back to 1880 (or as CNN wrongly reported, "ever")! And future Julys will only become hotter! Repent, the end is near!
Apr 9, 2016
Why Haven't Evangelicals Joined Liberals on Climate Change?
I think the larger failure was simply that the campaigners didn't pay enough attention to something most evangelicals value a great deal more than power.
Jan 13, 2016
Why Not Send Your Kids to Government Schools?
I often ask people, "Who in his right mind ever thought it made any sense whatever to entrust to the government the shaping of the minds of the people by whose consent it is supposed to govern?"
Nov 20, 2015
Bishops Urge Decarbonizing the World's Energy Systems, Really?
Catholic bishops from around the world issued an appeal last month to the upcoming UN climate conference in Paris for a "complete decarbonization by mid-century" of the world's energy systems.
Oct 15, 2015
About That Crazy Thing Bernie Sanders Said at the Debate
The money quote on climate change in the first Democratic presidential "debate" was Senator Bernie Sanders's response to moderator Anderson Cooper's question, "what is the greatest national security threat to the United States?"
Aug 29, 2015
Climate Change Letter Misleads, Misrepresents Evangelicals
The letter commends the President for his "leadership on climate change," saying, "We see overcoming the climate challenge as one of the great moral opportunities of our time, a chance to fulfill the Great Commandments to love God, our neighbors, and ourselves."
Mar 17, 2015
Is Fighting Global Warming the Solution to Water Shortages in Kenya Or Elsewhere?
Late last year a group of evangelical environmentalists associated with the Office of Social Justice (OSJ) of the Christian Reformed Church, after returning from visiting Kenya, were featured in a series of videos titled "Climate Conversation: Kenya in which they say poor Kenyans are suffering from reduced rainfall caused by manmade global warming.