Religion and Climate Change A recent poll by the Pew Research Center examines Americans’ opinions about climate change and correlates those opinions with religion. The opinion that climate change is not a serious problem because God is in control of the climate is held by 29% of evangelical protestants, and 11% of US adults. 17% of evangelical Christians also agreed with the statement that “there is no solid evidence that the Earth is getting warmer,” and 38% of them feel that climate change is not a serious problem. Republicans overall mirror these opinions. One positive result from the poll: few of any religion or political stripe agree that “new technologies will fix problems caused by climate change.” Let’s delve a bit deeper into how and why the Christian religion in the US impedes efforts to fight global heating.
Religion and Climate Change
Religion and Climate Change
Religion and Climate Change
Religion and Climate Change A recent poll by the Pew Research Center examines Americans’ opinions about climate change and correlates those opinions with religion. The opinion that climate change is not a serious problem because God is in control of the climate is held by 29% of evangelical protestants, and 11% of US adults. 17% of evangelical Christians also agreed with the statement that “there is no solid evidence that the Earth is getting warmer,” and 38% of them feel that climate change is not a serious problem. Republicans overall mirror these opinions. One positive result from the poll: few of any religion or political stripe agree that “new technologies will fix problems caused by climate change.” Let’s delve a bit deeper into how and why the Christian religion in the US impedes efforts to fight global heating.