"Peace, peace," they say, when there is no peace. [1]
"Don’t worry, everything’s fine, carry on as you are" – even a cursory reading of the Biblical prophets reveals this to be the very epitome of false prophecy. Yet this is precisely the counsel Paul Mills’ article, published earlier this year, offers us.
Rejecting the clear scientific consensus, he demands instead that we believe in a global "religious" conspiracy so wide-ranging as to make The Da Vinci Code seem a reasonable proposition. [2] And to justify his claim, he offers us an eclectic handful of lobby groups, popular press and fringe journals. But not a single renowned climate scientist, and no real analysis. It forces us to ask: is this really where we’re at as evangelicals? Jubilee Centre, I understand times are hard, but is this really the best we can do? [3]
A national briefing
The tail-end of last year saw over 1,200 politicians and leaders from business, faith, culture, sport and the media gather …