One of my interests besides theology and biblical studies is the history of Coal Mining. Today, is the anniversary of a disaster which lead to the creation of stronger safety laws for the coal miners:
Mar 23 2009
Why is the Southern Baptist Convention Playing Big Coal Politics?
I don’t care what your personal politics are on Coal, Big or Small, Underground or Strip, Mountain Top Mining or Mountain Top Removal, but why in the world is the Southern Baptist Convention playing politics with Big Coal?
First, Friends of Coal, an organization bent on preserving the Coal Industry in Appalachia sends an email out asking their members, or list members, as it were, to email their Congresspeople, pointing them to this:
Dear Friends:
Back door attempts in Congress to push through a global warming tax are heating up.
It is our understanding that the Democrat Senate leadership is planning to move forward with a cap-and-trade bill, which would drastically limit levels of greenhouse gases that electrical, industrial, and transportation sectors can emit, tax them for what they do emit, and slap them with hefty fines if they exceed those emissions levels.
Such a bill would put the brakes on our already slowed economy, forcing industries and businesses to slash jobs and to pass their taxes onto individuals and families in the form of price increases on commodities and energy. This would make it even more difficult for America to climb out of its current economic troubles. Making this worse, the whole basis for the policy – catastrophic human-induced global warming — is not even settled among scientists, who are growing increasingly skeptical, especially since we have been experiencing a decade-long cooling trend.
With your help, we stopped this type of foolhardy legislation from passing last year. We need your help again.
Christians should take every reasonable step to care for God’s creation. But rushing into environmental policies based on questionable science that will create greater economic hardships on every American, especially the poor, is the wrong approach.
If you agree, please tell your senators to oppose any form of global warming cap-and-trade legislation. You can call them by dialing the Capitol switchboard at 202/224-3121. Or just enter your zip code in the space provided below to e-mail them a suggested letter or one entirely your own.
Thank you for taking a few minutes from your busy day to make your voice heard in Washington, D.C.
In His Service,
Dr. Richard Land
President
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission
Southern Baptist Convention
It begs the question of who the ERLC is:
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention that is dedicated to addressing social and moral concerns and their implications on public policy issues from City Hall to Congress. The SBC is the largest non-Catholic denomination in the country with over 16 million members.
With offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C., the ERLC’s impact stretches from homes across the nation to the White House. Through its groundbreaking, nationally syndicated radio programs and its issues oriented publications, the ERLC provides millions of Americans with information vital to preserving the soul and spirit that makes the United States the greatest nation in history.
It seems that the Southern Baptists are getting involved in this issue (Baptist Press), because are you know, it pertains to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Seriously, as a fan of the Coal Industry, I do want to see it secured as a viable alternative to our import of foreign oil, but do not believe that that any religious group should get involved in this issue. We have a lot more important things to do, to be about our Father’s Business, than to worry about corporate business.
Dec 16 2008
Help Keep Kids out of the Columbian Coal Mines
I don’t usually promote the sell of goods on this site, but it for a good cause, versus capitalism, so I don’t that it violates the money changers rule in the Temple. If you fell like it, and of the inclination, please visit the site below. I have one, thanks to a co-worker of mine, so I went a looking for what it was and well, I found it. So, please, if you have just a few dollars, and you have already taken care of those in your community, please think about this cause.
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