Bruce Armstrong, one of my favorite evangelical bloggers, has expressed dismay with James Dobson who is, once more, choosing the path of "intimidation over reason" (Leith Anderson's phrase) in calling for the ouster of a vice president of the National Association of Evangelicals, for his activism on global warming.
Dobson and others claim that the Rev. Richard Cizik is dangerous and divisive because he, like other evangelical leaders such as Pastor Rick Warren, think that global warming is real and a spiritual issue, entailing the responsible stewardship of God's gift of life and of the earth.
Whatever your feelings about global warming, Dobson's increasing use of intimidation, both in the political realm and in church circles, is disturbing. His work on family relationship issues is valuable and I will always be grateful to Dobson for that. But I agree with Bruce that Dobson has become increasingly shrill and judgmental toward those who disagree with him, even those within the Church. It's disturbing!
[See here and here.]
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