Bishop's climate change warning
THE Bishop of Blackburn, the Rt Rev Nicholas Reade, will today call for a sea change' in attitudes towards climate change, to avoid an environmental nightmare'.
The Bishop, in Guernsey to preach at the 63rd Liberation Day service marking the end of Nazi occupation in the Channel Islands, will say future society faces a death sentence' unless despondency and indifference are transformed into hope.
The Bishop will quote Mori Poll statistics showing collective concern about climate change, but individual reluctance to respond.
He said: "Perhaps we all feel there's nothing we can do? I don't believe that's a reasonable, and certainly not a Christian response."
He will cite his call for a Green Year' in Lancashire, where all 230 Church of England parishes have been called to pray, and respond practically, to "threats facing the world God has loaned to us", and call on the people of Guernsey to do the same.
7:53am Friday 9th May 2008
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CommentPosted by: Joseph Yossarian, London on 9:33am Fri 9 May 08
More downright "do as I say not as I do" hypocricy from the church.
One presumes that he flew to the Channel Islands
More downright "do as I say not as I do" hypocricy from the church.
One presumes that he flew to the Channel Islands
Posted by: jcb on 9:40am Fri 9 May 08
Perhaps instead of blindly following the myth of climate change (as he no doubt follows the myth of religion) he would do well to read The Manhattan Declaration on climate change and global warming. What? Never heard of it? I thought as much!
Perhaps instead of blindly following the myth of climate change (as he no doubt follows the myth of religion) he would do well to read The Manhattan Declaration on climate change and global warming. What? Never heard of it? I thought as much!
Posted by: Danny, Accrington-Church on 10:30am Fri 9 May 08
Woah woah, settle down Rev. That film "flood" that was on TV was fictional. Anyway, what good is praying gonna do? God isnt gonna save us when those ignorant pr*cks in America wont sign the kyoto agreement. ( Is it any wonder everyone hates Americans?)
Woah woah, settle down Rev. That film "flood" that was on TV was fictional. Anyway, what good is praying gonna do? God isnt gonna save us when those ignorant pr*cks in America wont sign the kyoto agreement. ( Is it any wonder everyone hates Americans?)
Posted by: Joseph, East Anglia on 10:58am Fri 9 May 08
Maybe the bish can encourage the CofE to take the lead.
The CofE spends £5,000 a WEEK on heating for a church nearby that nobody goes to.
Develop a global warming conscience and stop spending so much money on fossil fuels heating empty buildings, for starters.
Still, leading by example is alwayss going to be difficult if your job/life involves following and perpetuating indoctrination.
Maybe the bish can encourage the CofE to take the lead.
The CofE spends £5,000 a WEEK on heating for a church nearby that nobody goes to.
Develop a global warming conscience and stop spending so much money on fossil fuels heating empty buildings, for starters.
Still, leading by example is alwayss going to be difficult if your job/life involves following and perpetuating indoctrination.
Posted by: Katy Sollis, Nelson on 2:56pm Fri 9 May 08
[italic]AMEN God bless his soul.[/italic]
Posted by: rammy claret, J.H.LOWER on 3:08pm Fri 9 May 08
[quote][bold]Katy Sollis[/bold] wrote:
[italic]AMEN God bless his soul.[/italic] [/quote] I`ll drink to that in the miners katie.
Katy Sollis wrote:
AMEN God bless his soul.
I`ll drink to that in the miners katie.
Posted by: observer, Hyndburn on 3:10pm Fri 9 May 08
Just what we need - religion combining with fraudster Gore.
No doubt the eventual outcome will be a burning at the stake for those who question the climate change fashionistas. Gordon Brown will be happy to have the Church on board - will give credibility to his fake eco taxes.
jcb makes a good point - check it out before parroting the accepted (by all the people who want to control your life) view of climate change.
Just what we need - religion combining with fraudster Gore.
No doubt the eventual outcome will be a burning at the stake for those who question the climate change fashionistas. Gordon Brown will be happy to have the Church on board - will give credibility to his fake eco taxes.
jcb makes a good point - check it out before parroting the accepted (by all the people who want to control your life) view of climate change.
Posted by: kath, blackburn on 10:12pm Fri 9 May 08
happen the Bishop would be better employed at Blackburn patrolling his Cathedral were according to the LET 40 people were flouting the drinking laws and taking alcohol in his grounds,but only 1 arrest.
happen the Bishop would be better employed at Blackburn patrolling his Cathedral were according to the LET 40 people were flouting the drinking laws and taking alcohol in his grounds,but only 1 arrest.
Posted by: j.p, burnley on 7:39pm Sat 10 May 08
CLIMATE SCAM..........EUROPE
AN CLIMATE SUMMIT IN BALI,45 PEOPLE INVOLVED FLYING X NUMBER OF MILES TO DISCUSS THE CLIMATE..HYPOCRITES BALI ISNT IN EUROPE BUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED COULDNT TOP UP ON TAN IN BRUSSELS COULD THEY..THE WHOLE THING STINKS..HOW MUCH ELECTRIC/HEATING DO CHURCHES USE???A HELL OF A LOT!!!
CLIMATE SCAM..........EUROPE
AN CLIMATE SUMMIT IN BALI,45 PEOPLE INVOLVED FLYING X NUMBER OF MILES TO DISCUSS THE CLIMATE..HYPOCRITES BALI ISNT IN EUROPE BUT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED COULDNT TOP UP ON TAN IN BRUSSELS COULD THEY..THE WHOLE THING STINKS..HOW MUCH ELECTRIC/HEATING DO CHURCHES USE???A HELL OF A LOT!!!
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