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RELIGIOUS PROBLEMS IN
EVANGELISM, HOLY WAR AND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS
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We have documented some of the grim horrors of past problems of Christianity in our Christian Totalitarianism Report.
In America severe religious problems are also nothing new. Before the Civil War the overwhelming majority of white evangelical "born again" Christians believed that their "personal relationship with Jesus Christ" required them to support the slave trade. (See our report.) We have also documented the totalitarian nature of the Puritan state in Boston. (See our report.)
Unfortunately, religious problems in Christianity are not limited to the past. Race was very much an issue in the birth of the modern "religious right". (See related article.) Jerry Falwell's original actions in politics were a vitriolic campaign against Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. (See related article.)
Today we have very dangerous trends promoting holy war and imperialism. Top U.S. evangelical leaders such as Richard Land and Charles Colson openly campaigned for the American invasion of Iraq.
Now some of the these same political forces, plus others are actually trying to oppose efforts to stop global warming and the deadly threat it poses to our planet's future.
It is important to note that we are NOT saying all Christians share there views. There are many fine Christians who do not. However, the people and organizations listed below are not from the obscure fringe. Leaders such as Franklin Graham represent some of the most powerful organizations and people in American evangelism.
The following quotes and articles speak for themselves.
ADVOCATING HATRED OF ISLAM
SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. INVASION OF IRAQ
CALLS FOR ATTACKING IRAN
OPPOSING ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE
INITIATIVES
OPPOSITION TO EFFORTS
TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING
I believe it [Islam] is a very evil and wicked religion."
-- Franklin Graham, President,
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Quotes on Islam by Franklin Graham compiled on ReligiousTolerance.org
Evangelicals Against Islam: A Collection of Quotes
Quotes on views toward Islam by many prominent right-wing evangelical leaders.
Media
Matters Logs Video Clips of Anti-Muslim Rhetoric in Mainstream Media
This page shows the statistical results
of a non-partisan poll on evangelical leaders’ views of Islam from 2002.
The survey apparently makes the mistake, common in much of the post-9/11
discourse, of conflating often misinformed ideas about Islam with the
Quotes from the Religious Right
A page documenting the attitudes of religious and political leaders with regard to Islam and other religions generally.
Pat Robertson
Founder and Chairman of the
Christian Broadcasting Network
“This is worse than the Nazis. Adolf Hitler was bad, but what the Muslims want to do to
the Jews is worse.”--Pat Robertson on The 700 Club, November
11, 2002
Pat Robertson Defends Comments about Islam
Jerry Falwell
“Muhammad
was a terrorist.”—Jerry
Falwell on 60
Minutes, October 6, 2002
Falwell Brands Prophet Mohammed a Terrorist
Jerry Falwell: Founder of Islam Set a Bad Example Reverend Jerry Falwell and His Anti-Muslim Rant
Jerry Vines
Former President of the Southern
Baptist Convention
“Islam was founded by Mohammed, a demon-possessed pedophile who had 12 wives, and his last one was a 9-year-old girl."
-- Jerry Vines at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Pastors' Conference, June 14, 2002Chuck Colson
Founder, Prison Fellowship
Ministries
A convicted participant in the
Watergate scandal under President Nixon in 1973, Colson went on to found his
non-profit organization Prison Fellowship Ministries, which deals with rights
of and ministry to prisoners.
Colson Writes that U.S. Culture Inflames Radical Islam
John Hagee
Founder, Cornerstone Church, National Chairman, Christians United for Israel
“Ladies and
gentlemen,
John Hagee calls for war against Islam
SUPPORT
FOR THE U.S. INVASION OF
The Land Letter on Iraq
The letter below, sent to President Bush by some of the most powerful U.S. evangelical leaders, urged a U.S. invasion of Iraq under the pretext that it was a "Just Cause" as determined by so-called Just War Doctrine, as it has been espoused by the Religious Right. The letter was signed by Richard Land, President of Public Policy for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Chuck Colson, Founder, Prison Fellowship Ministries, William Bright, Co-Founder, Campus Crusade for Christ International, James Kennedy, President, Coral Ridge Ministries, Inc., and Carl Herbster, President, American Association of Christian Schools.
Evangelical Leaders' Letter to President Bush, October 3, 2002 Calling for a "Just War" in Iraq Official
Evangelical Leaders' Letter to President Bush, October 3, 2002 Calling for a "Just War" in Iraq Wikipedia
Richard Land
President of Public Policy for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
“Conducting war in a just manner is an
act of Christian love that seeks to accomplish the divinely ordained duty of
the state: to punish and restrain evil and to protect and reward good. The Bush
administration’s policy vis-à-vis Saddam Hussein fits well within the framework
of Just War theory.” –Richard Land, in an
article of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist
Convention, Feb 6, 2003
An Interview with Richard Land
Richard Land,
Christians Believe The War in Iraq is "Just"
Richard
Land says There is Just Cause to Remove Saddam Hussein from Power in Iraq
Richard Land, The Time Has Arrived: Bush Policy on Iraq Meets Just War Criteria
Richard Land, Iraq: This is Not Vietnam
Richard Land dismisses the role of diplomacy and organizations in international relations
Other leaders
Conservative Christians Biggest Backers of Iraq War
Evangelical Figures Oppose Broad Anti-War Sentiment
Jerry Falwell Denies that U.S. Evangelicals Opposed War in Iraq
Silent Evangelical Support of Bush's Proposed War in Iraq
War in Babylon Has Evangelicals Seeing Earth's Final Days
U.S. General Casts War in Religious Terms
CALLS
FOR ATTACKING
Christian Zionists Lobby for U.S. Attack on Iran
Evangelical leadership advocates war with Iran, prophesizes “end of the world”
U.S. Evangelicals Rally, Lobby Congress for Israel, Warn of the Iranian 'Islamo-Fascism' Threat
Los Angeles Evangelist says of Iran: "Confrontation seems inevitable"
A report on
John Hagee’s paranoia and enthusiasm for Iran war
An interview with John Hagee on his views on Iran
OPPOSING ARAB-ISRAELI PEACE INITIATIVES
Should Israel be willing to give up occupied territory for peace?. Most
Israelis say yes but many conservative U.S. evangelicals say no.
They claim this would violate God's law. One of
the most visible evangelical proponents of this view is preacher
John Hagee of
Note that U.S. evangelicals such as Pat Robertson have stated that Israeli leaders like Sharon who disagree them should be struck down by God. (Pat Robertson Says "God Smote" Ariel Sharon for Gaza Withdrawal)
2007 Conference of Christians United for Israel - Doomsday and US Foreign Policy
As Violence Escalates, U.S. Evangelicals Stand by Israel
U.S. Evangelist Leads the Millions Seeking a Battle with Islam
Evangelical Christians Plead for Israel
U.S. Evangelical Groups Establish Pro-Israel Lobby
The Evangelical-Jewish Alliance
An article outlining Hagee’s Zionist theology and pro-Israel views
OPPOSITION TO EFFORTS TO STOP GLOBAL WARMING
Despite widespread scientific consensus on evidence for the existence of global warming, some within the Christian Right continue to argue against it. This has caused a split within the Christian Right as those who call for the protection and conservation of "God's Creation" are pitted against those who deny that climate change is coming. This section provides links to views from both sides of the argument.
A lot of the same evangelical leaders such as Colson and Land who cheered on the war in Iraq are now trying to oppose efforts to stop global warming.
General Stories
Christian Right Views are Swaying Politicians and Threatening the Environment
Jerry Falwell Dismisses Scientific Evidence on Global Warming
Global Warming Brouhaha Heating Up Among Conservative Evangelicals
Groups of Evangelical Leaders Face Off Over Global Warming
Evangelical Supporters of Efforts to Curb Global Warming
Evangelical Environmental Network
Evangelical leaders join efforts to counteract global warming
Evangelical leader calls global warming a “moral crisis”
Evangelical leaders join scientists to fight global warming
Evangelical Opponents of Efforts to Curb Global Warming
Interfaith Stewardship Alliance
James Dobson urges evangelicals to fire or exclude leaders who favor counteracting global warming
Leader of National Association of Evangelicals criticized for take on global warming
Evangelical Leaders Warn Against Christian Involvement in “Climate Change” Hysteria