Salon Writer: For White Catholics, Climate Science ‘Clashes With Their Other God: The Free Market

NewsBusters.org ^ | June 27, 2015 | Tom Johnson

[Kaslin]

When it comes to American Catholic opinions about climate change, a recent poll shows a major gap between whites and Latinos. The Public Religion Research Institute reports that by margins of approximately 20 percent, Latino Catholics are likelier than white Catholics to believe that there is such a thing as global warming; that it’s “due to human activity”; and that it “constitutes a crisis or a major problem.” What’s causing this discrepancy? A false god, suggests writer Patricia Miller.

“White Catholics don’t accept the scientific consensus on climate change because it clashes with their other god: the free market,” declared Miller in a Thursday piece for Salon. “Over the last 15 years…much of institutional American Catholicism has become hopeless[ly] intertwined with a conservative, liberation [sic] ideology that has trickled down to Catholics in the pews. Leading bishops like New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan have been quick to reassure Catholics, who are increasingly trending Republican, that their anti-redistributive ideology is A-OK even in the Francis era.”

[stevem]

The best part about Salon on anything is, as soon as you know it’s salon, you know zip will be added to the public discourse.

[molson209]

When will the Obama Admin make White Catholics wear a Yellow Star for Identification

[Salvation]

Couldn’t read any further than “Solon”

[left that other site]

Wow, I am not even Catholic, and I find that article profoundly bigoted and insulting!

[MUDDOG]

We’re bitter clingers to freedom.

[Kaslin]

What do expect from someone who writes for Salon?

[Irenic]

They are going to keep poking that hornets nest until they get more than they bargained for. They are everything they claim to despise

[sima_yi]

“White Catholics don’t accept the scientific consensus on climate change because..." there is no such consensus.

[wideawake]

Insults are not analysis.

We have all the "science" grant money can buy.

Scientific research is a market and researchers want the finer things in life as well.

The economic argument cuts both ways, but it cuts the "settled scientific consensus" much deeper.

[MUDDOG]

white Catholics

Gandalf the White.

Saruman of Many Colours.

[jsanders2001]

> The best part about Salon on anything is, as soon as you know it’s salon, you know zip will be added to the public discourse.

Because you know all the writers are either one or all of the following: liberal, gay, atheist, Anti-American, Communist, fascists, homonazis, feminists, evil, Obama supporters, gibsmedats, La Razan illegal amnesty supporters...

[Amagi]

No clash exists between climate science and the free market.
The climate change scam, however, clashes with both climate science and the free market.

[ChicagahAl]

Climate Pseudo-Science ‘Clashes With Their Other God: The Free Market Reality

Fixed it.

[Kaslin]

You know I could see your point if the source of the article were from Salon, than I would have included a barf alert, but it’s not, and the source is not even a left-wing site but a conservative.

[onyx]

When will the Obama Admin make White Catholics wear a Yellow Star for Identification

Perhaps Southern, white Catholics like me will be forced to wear Confederate Flag crosses for identification purposes.

[Kaslin]

I don’t think changing the title was necessary

[GeronL]

Climate “science” has no clash with the “free market” because neither of those two things even exist

[GeronL]

bump

[ChicagahAl]

I don’t think changing the title was necessary

Changing the title?

How did I "Change the title"?

The title is still there. It hasn't changed. I quoted a part that I thought was salient and put it in different perspective.

What are you actually getting at?