Some Evangelicals Plow Ahead On Climate Amid Conservative Opposition

A group of evangelical Christians is planning to issue a statement calling for federal action to address global warming after strong opposition by prominent religious conservatives effectively derailed efforts to have the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), a major Christian organization that says it represents over 30 million people, endorse the statement, according to documents and sources involved with the talks. A recent memo from the office of Richard Cizik, the NAE vice president for governmental affairs, said that "a...