I read recently in National Geographic that the American Southwest experienced the wettest century in nearly 1500 years last century. Based upon studying the thickness of tree rings, scientists can tell the amount of water that fell in a given area. Because the land is so dry, trees are able to stick around for over a thousand years after they die. National Geographic worries about the amount of water that will sustain the area with the great population boom. These worries are highlighted by the threat of global warming.
Tulsa experienced a record high for February 4th. Today reached 81 degrees, which of course, meant that I had to be outside instead of working on a computer in an office with no windows. On my way from lunch with several guys from Asbury, someone made a joke about global warming and two of the guys preceded to talk about how they thought global warming is a sham. After all, the scientists have to be guessing, right?
I've heard one of these guys at another time talk about the lack of available data supporting global warming. Why is this? Why are Christians so scared to admit that global warming could be a serious threat. Is it because it is an affront to the sovereignty of God? Is it because American interests and Kingdom interests have become so closely entwined?
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The "sham" of global warming is not its existence but its root cause, which is the sun. The sun can't be controlled but people can, so we blame it on people. According to some ideologies people SHOULD be controlled. To credit humans with influencing the climate or the weather is to do a modern day, sophisticated and scientific "rain dance."
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