Hot enough for you? The world's poor face an even bleaker future
than polar bears, thanks to global warming. Global warming has
proved one of the rare issues capable of uniting Christians of
all persuasions into a more or less coherent chorus for change.
A lot of folks have been moved to a call for action on global
warming and the related phenomenon of climate change by a
biblical understanding of their responsibilities as stewards of
creation. According to this perspective, we are mere trustees of
a creation and a future that is not our own. Now, as ice caps
melt and polar bears paddle furiously for an icy safe haven
perpetually receding just out of their reach, a lot more folks
have awakened to their responsibilities vis-à-vis climate
change. But if creation stewardship isn't enough to motivate
your Christian conscience, the Catholic Agency for Overseas
Development (CAFOD) in Great Britain has come up with a whole
new angle on climate change that should bring more righteous
attention to the problem. Interve