Get back to the Gospel
Many commentators have remarked on the similarities between religion and climate alarmism.
Both are based more on faith than on evidence. Both warn of dire consequences unless we have faith and change our way of life.
The Church of England seems to have abandoned religious faith entirely and taken up the new religion of climate alarmism instead.
The children's writer GP Taylor, formerly an Anglican Minister and author of the best-selling Shadowmancer, has just announced his intention to leave the Anglican Church and join the Roman Catholics, saying that the C of E is "a sinking ship that has become the spiritual arm of New Labour".
He adds "many bishops spend more time preaching about climate change than preaching a gospel of salvation".
The recent multi-faith conference at Windsor suggests that other world religions are taking the same line on climate change.
This is particularly ironic at a time when the world is cooling, and when more and more scientists around the world are breaking cover to challenge the theory of man-made global warming.
Perhaps world religions should have more faith in God, and less in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Roger Helmer, Conservative MEP, East Midlands.
4 Comments
by Avtar, Oadby
Tuesday, November 17 2009, 11:03AM
“Even if the global warming theory is wrong, where is the harm in conserving limited fossil fuels and discouraging waste?”
by D, Leicestershire
Tuesday, November 17 2009, 9:30AM
“One difference - Christians want to be proved right, the 'climate alarmists' would dearly like to be proved wrong. What we believe is of not the same thing as truth.”
by Windy Miller, Leicester
Monday, November 16 2009, 1:02PM
“Why does the LM keep publishing Mr Helmers nonsense? He's been proved wrong time and time again but still bleats on about global cooling when the scientific consensus agrees that he's plain wrong.
Next week it'll be the Flat Earth society.”
by karin, Oadby
Monday, November 16 2009, 11:21AM
“There is no point in being 'saved' if there is nothing to live on. I am undecided re climate change but one thing I am sure of is that if we all used our cars/fuel less, exercised more and recycled more i.e. behaved as though climate change was a real threat the world would be a better place.”