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Dobson, Others Seek Ouster of NAE Vice President

Interim president Leith Anderson says he supports Richard Cizik's work on creation care.

Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service | posted 3/02/2007 04:02PM

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Dobson also criticized Cizik in his May 19, 2006, Focus on the Family broadcast, which is no longer available online. Mark Tooley, of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, which has also been critical of Cizik's efforts on global warming, noted in an August column that Cizik denied making many of the comments Dobson ascribed to him.

Cizik endorsed Dan Gilgoff's The Jesus Machine: How James Dobson, Focus on the Family, and Evangelical America are Winning the Culture War. Gilgoff's book reports that Dobson wrote a letter to the NAE headquarters last year calling for Cizik's firing.

Pastor Tim Bayly called for his denomination, the Presbyterian Church in America, to pull out of the NAE over Cizik's comments.

In 2002, Dobson was integral in having Wayne Pederson removed as president of the National Religious Broadcasters.

The November resignation of NAE president Ted Haggard was also an issue demoralizing the NAE and its leaders.

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skippy

Posted: March 16, 2007 10:00 AM


This is in response to joymar's comments. Care of human destiny is directly dependant on care of the environment. Once you start destroying key elements of the food chain you threaten ALL LIFE on this planet. Apparently biology wasn't taught at your high school. Oh thats right scince is evil and the work of satan!!!!!!!!! MY bad

Jim Coons

Posted: March 15, 2007 12:42 PM


How can it be unbiblical to promote environmental health (unless we are claiming to "save the planet”?) Too many Christians have too much time on their hands. Come down to Central America and pitch in along side the poor and unsaved population. Then you will see how esoteric this fight really is. I am embarassed

Rimerague

Posted: March 14, 2007 10:10 AM

Maybe this has already been brought up in someone else's comment; as believers in the Savior and Lord of all nations, we should be concerned about anything that effects our brothers and sisters anywhere on this planet. Whether one believes specifically in the issues of global warming or not, there is abundant evidence that the way we carry on our lives here in America, the things we do to support and maintain and ensure our way of life, has had and continues to have a detrimental effect on the environment and therefore the lives of people all around the globe. None of us lives independently of our environment, though in the States we have attempted to live that way. But our greed (which is idolatry) dramatically effects others. We are only now beginning to be concerned because all of this may now be coming home to roost. It is about time we articulate and follow a biblical view of these things, to seek what pleases God, instead of just trying to keep a lifestyle. See Rev. 11:18

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