Saturday, July 13, 2013

Question: If 40% of Americans allegedly believe that Jesus will return to Earth by 2050, will that hinder green zealots' ability to sell the idea of impending *CO2-induced* apocalypse?

Do end-time believers care about climate change? - Salon.com
End time belief has an almost salacious appeal in America—and not just to the four out of ten Americans who believe that Jesus Christ will return to Earth by 2050.
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With 76% of Republicans identifying as end times believers in their sample, they argue that end time belief may be a key factor stymieing climate change legislation.
...Barker and Bearce asked respondents to state the degree to which they agreed with the following:

Global warming is a problem that requires immediate government action, in order to prevent environmental devastation and catastrophic loss of life for future generations.

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