That being said, I don’t think that’s a good enough reason for Uncle Sam to stick his nose in, but it seems he doesn’t need much provocation these days.

Your comment also reminds me of the irony in the fact that we have such long lines at airport security checkpoints and the PATRIOT Act because the government wants to protect our freedom. Ben Franklin once said, “he who would sacrifice freedom for security deserves neither.” The same might be said for the activists who seek to criminalize any behavior they personally dislike.

There’s this notion that if change is happening too gradually or a certain class believes something to self-evidently correct that it’s okay to cut back on freedom to achieve the end that class desires. That’s a poor model of culture change and a good way to insert the state into decisions it has no business making.

I mentioned to someone the other night that I thought law school was “fun.”

“Fun?” they asked.

I answered: “Sure it is. Not HA-HA fun, but challenging and rewarding fun.”

And there was a silence followed by my comment: “Well besides exams.”

What do you make of the temperature tracking station data and the 2005 NCPA report linked in the article?

Like most people, I am not a scientist nor have I studied the subject of global climate changes in depth. Like most people, my knowledge on the subject is as deep as what I hear on the news networks and a few science articles. Thus, like most people, I am not in a position to take a calculated and objective stance in support or opposition to the global warming theory. However, unlike most people, I don’t take a stance. Yet, it doesn’t matter.

Whether or not you believe in global warming, you should want the cleanest environment possible. I think we can all agree that we want a clean earth for ourselves and our posterity. It is common sensically responsible to not litter, not pour oil/sewage/waste into the oceans, recycle your plastics/papers/metals, not to deplete soil quality, not to pump all types of noxious fumes and emissions into the air, pursue cleaner energy sources, and have a “science solid(not based on theories)” plan to manage the earth’s limited natural resources. We don’t have to buy into global warming to live green, we should do it anyway. I enjoy swimming and surfing in a clean ocean, watching beautiful sunsets, breathing fresh air, catching and eating fish that don’t have flesh eating bacteria, walking through live green woods, and just living my daily life in a beautiful and clean environment.

Pertaining to the Al Gore’s of the world: assume it is all hype, a money making scheme (which is debatable), and that they are all fraudmeisters. Even assuming this, all the hype (not all attributable to Gore and Co.) has made our society more “green-minded” and environmentally conscious, which is a good thing. It seems that people have started to behave more friendly towards their surroundings. Now, I am not citing a profitable ends to justify a fraudulent means. If there was legitimate fraud then yes sue them, but please do not do so merely on ideological grounds. I have never understood why my fellow Christians (in general) are so opposed to the global warming group. As Christians we should be on THE champions of the environment. Genesis 1:26 says, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over EVERY creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.” The Hebrew word for this “dominion” is “radah” meaning: reign, rule, take. God has granted us reign over nature. We should not abuse this grant.

In conclusion, “Green” should not be a red/blue issue. It should be a human issue. Also, it shouldn’t require a colloquial or trendy title; it should just be the way we are.