The Atlantic: Greening for God - Evangelicals Learn to Love Earth Day


Matthew and Nancy Sleeth, co-founders of Blessed Earth, take an evangelical approach to environmentalism.
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For some churches, the environmental movement is not only a bad idea — it's a false religion. "Environmentalism is nothing more than a pagan worship system," Pastor Jack Hibbs told his congregation at a recent Wednesday night service at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills in Southern California. The Bible clearly instructs humans to "use" the environment, not worship it, he insisted, pacing around the pulpit behind a sign advertising the church's "Worldview Series."

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