Posted on 07/03/2018 9:46:33 AM PDT by rickmichaels
Jerry Brown was castigating the current resident of the White House the other day for his attitude towards climate change.
“I don’t think President Trump has a fear of the Lord, the fear of the wrath of God, which leads one to more humility,” scolded Brown, who is in his final months as governor of California due to term limits. “And this is such a reckless disregard for the truth and for the existential consequences that can be unleashed.”
Brown famously trained as a Jesuit priest, so his theological hyperbole is entirely in character. But it also underlines an aspect of climate doctrine that threatens the very message he hopes to deliver.
Environmentalists long ago turned to faith as a recruitment tool. It was far easier and more effective than trying to explain the science, which was neither simple nor straightforward, is troubled by inconsistencies and challenged by dissidents in any case. Critics could simply be dismissed as heretics and be done with it. In the old days doubters might have been banished or burned; in current society it’s enough to subject them to ridicule on late-night television and progressive social media sites. If you want to be one with the chosen people you have to accept the full canon of beliefs, and environmental purity is right at the top of the list.
But reliance on faith comes with a caveat. It rests heavily on the integrity of its clergy. It’s hard to keep the flock under control if the high priests can’t be trusted. The Catholic Church has long struggled with the failings of its leadership, most recently in the abuse of the vulnerable and Rome’s determined effort to hide the evidence. Islam’s greatest struggle is its perversion by radicals to sell violence and terror.
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He didn’t train as a Jesuit priest; he trained to someday become one, then dropped out. Jesuit priests don’t usually make a lot of money or hold much individual power.
I watched the Eagles documentary on Netflic the other night, it was good until freaking JB showed up.
Why doesn’t this Governor get rid of the filth on his own streets in San Francisco?
Cleanliness begins at home.
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