A Sign of the Apocalypse…

March 10, 2008 | 3:34 PM

Today the Roman Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Convention announced that they both hate pollution and that environmental issues matter.

Catholics and Baptists. Stepping toward Green. On the same day.

The end is near.

PS: I think this is great news! The part about the environment, not the apocalypse part. Here’s something I wrote about the other day:

Last year I read Collapse by Jared Diamond. (Post here.) It was all about how environmental abuse (in particular the overuse of resources) led to the downfall of society. He talked about cultures from Easter Island to Greenland to Rwanda. The other day, I ran across this article about Angkor Wat on MSNBC. It wasn’t written by Diamond. It’s a good reminder of the importance of sustainable development, and our role as Christians to help cultures avoid the collapse that can and often do lead to societal violence. Blessed are the peacemakers, right?

Since the Angkor Wat story on MSNBC, I saw another regarding the Mayans on National Geographic’s site. Same story. I think it’s worth considering.

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