(CIEF-Chile, October 27, 2006) The following is from The Berean Call, Oct. 18, 2006: "20,000 scientists, of whom about 2,700 of them are physicists, geophysicists, climatologists, meteorologists, oceanographers or environmental scientists, who are in a position to understand the global warming issues, have signed the following statement:

'There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gasses is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth's atmosphere and disruption of the Earth's climate. Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plant and animal environments of the earth' (Beisner, E.C., P.K. Driessen, R. McKitrick, and R.W. Spencer, 2006, 'A call to truth, prudence, and protection of the poor: An evangelical response to global warming,' p. 10).

Christians especially need to be cautious when it comes to the issue of global warming and other environmental issues. One of the reasons is that these issues have been hijacked by individuals who desire to change our way of life, and in particular, the Christian worldview that has guided the Western Hemisphere."

Friday Church News Notes, October 27, 2006, www.wayoflife.org