No doubt scared witless of evangelical Christians' growing commitment to creation care, an illustrious group including Richard Land, Tony Perkins and Gary Bauer has sent all 100 Senators a letter claiming that evangelical Christians aren't so concerned about climate change after all, that global warming may not even exist, and that a law meant to address it would be ineffective and economically disastrous.

From the press release:

The letter concludes that claims of catastrophic, human-induced global warming are “highly questionable” and rejects proposals to “impose regulations on American energy usage” in a “vain attempt to change global average temperatures.”

The letter is backed by Frontiers of Freedom, a (tobacco-funded) nonpartisan source of (oil-funded) scientific research showing that global warming maybe isn't that big of a deal.

This on the heels of Land's concern that we are entering a period of global cooling and Perkins' contention that climate change, gay marriage, abortion and the apocalypse are birds of a feather:

Also, when you listen to Perkins and Land talk about global warming, note how they always mention Al Gore (a longer clip of the video above has Perkins throwing Gore's name around). Watch for it in the future. They will always do it. It's a sign of desperation, just about the only argument they have left.

"Well, we had a cold winter...I found a scientist who objects to the overwhelming international scientific consensus...and, uh, Al Gore!"

These guys do not speak for the evangelical community. Repeat, these guys do not speak for the evangelical community. Thank God.