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Galen Carey replaces Rich Cizik at National Association of Evangelicals.

The soft-spoken Carey, who will be the NAE's director of government affairs, vows to stick to the organization's top priorities, spelled out in its 2004 declaration, "For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility." Among other goals, it embraces "creation care" -- that evangelicals have a biblical responsibility to the environment -- along with care for the poor and protecting the sanctity of life.

Via Earthkeeping News:

Richard Cizik, the Vice President for Governmental Affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, resigned this week upon the request of the Board.  It seems his interview with Terry Gross of National Public Radio, was the straw that broke the camel's back.  Rich has been the subject of controversy ever since he began in recent years to push the NAE's political focus beyond the traditional issues of abortion and gay marriage to something more vaguely relevent to progressives, especially global warming. 

The pic of Rich is from the Let's Tend the Garden conference we both attended in Boise last year. He spoke out on climate change action then, too. I wish him all the best, and know God will continue to use him.

UPDATE: Here's the link to the NPR audio clip. It's about 20 minutes. Other than a long-standing but friendly disagreement with Rich on climate change, I don't have any major probs with what he said about civil unions for gays. And I'm about as conservative as they come.

I don't think you can define an evangelical the same way you did 10 years ago. If the NAE folks don't figure this out, they're on the same path as Ralph Reed, Jerry Falwell, & etc.

It's not the rules, folks. It's the relationship.

After reading the transcript linked by Joe Carter today...

20. Michael Crichton and others recently participated in a debate on the proposition "Global Warming Is Not a Crisis." Before the debate 30 percent of the audience agreed with the motion, while 57 percent were against and 13 percent undecided. The debate seemed to affect a number of people: Afterward, about 46 percent agreed with the motion, roughly 42 percent were opposed and about 12 percent were undecided. [Full debate (92 minutes); Transcript] (HT: Pseudo-Polymath)

the post I wrote a year ago (reprised below) seemed still current, particularly the stuff I found in National Geographic on climate stability.