Updated on . Posted on

“A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor: An Evangelical Response to Global Warming”

Statement released by the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation (formerly the Interfaith Stewardship Alliance) in 2006 and updated in 2009. The statement is a response to the Evangelical Climate Initiative’s “Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action.” The Alliance uses the statement to outline their disagreement with the ECI’s conclusion that climate change […]

Continue reading

Updated on . Posted on

“The Cornwall Declaration on Environmental Stewardship”

Interfaith declaration published in 2000 and signed by over 1,000 individuals from the Catholic, Jewish and Protestant communities as well as other layman, pastors and religious leaders. The declaration defends the concept of human dominion over the Earth and the importance private property rights trumping government regulations.

Continue reading

Updated on . Posted on

“Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Assisted Reproductive Technologies”

In February 2009, the Religious Institute published an “Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Assisted Reproductive Technologies,” calling on the nation’s religious leaders to “engage the ethical considerations of assisted reproductive technologies and to become stronger counselors and advocates for the safety, effectiveness and accessibility of these technologies.”

Continue reading

Updated on . Posted on

“A Time to be Born: A Faith-Based Guide to Assisted Reproductive Technologies”

The Religious Institute, a multifaith organization based in Westport, Conn., in September 2009 published “A Time to be Born: A Faith-Based Guide to Assisted Reproductive Technologies.” The guide is descibed as “the first multifaith resource to address the scientific and ethical complexities of reproductive technologies from a religious perspective.”

Continue reading

Updated on . Posted on

Michael Keas

Michael Keas is an adjunct faculty member at Biola University, a Christian school in La Mirada, Calif. He is a senior fellow at the Center for Science & Culture at the Discovery Institute and is the primary author of the auxiliary materials for its textbook, Explore Evolution.

Continue reading