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{Nature_and_Environment.42.11}: Richard Witty {gisland} Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:53:15 CST (31 lines)
The conspicuous "fundies" are a small portion of the fundamentalists. They are often regarded as distractions from the Bible and from spirituality. Even politically, the right has had a difficult time getting grass- roots fundamentalists to be loyal enough to be interested in politics at all. The button issues are not as buttony as the left perceives. MANY Christians regard the Christian message to be one of forgiveness, while the prohibitions against homosexuality for example are mostly in the Old Testament. Many of the prominent environmentalists have been self-identified Christian, as many of the civil rights movement were Christian, and the anti-war movements. I like that the movement is expanding, and on the ground, not so much in the media. It confuses it for many on the left, as they must then rethink their reactions to the people. It is unlikely that the neo-fundie loudmouths and opportunists will adopt it, as there is not a lot of money, fame, nor self- advertisement in environmentalist concerns. It is new that many are getting involved in the hot-button issues (global warming in particular). I personally am not enamored of the issue myself. I think it is partially a hopeless distraction from the responsibility to care for what one can effect.
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