BAPTISTS STEP UP GLOBAL WARMING TALK

44 Southern Baptist leaders are signing a statement saying their convention’s stance on global warming is too weak. A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change calls for more action and got a nod from president Frank Page along with two past presidents. The climate change statement says, “Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed.” Notably absent from the list of supporters is the head of the convention’s political arm, the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.