Republican Congressman Says God Will 'Take Care Of' Climate Change
A Republican congressman told his constituents that he believes God will "take care of" climate change if it proves to be a "real problem."
Michigan Rep. Tim Walberg said during a town hall in Coldwater, Mich., on Friday that while he believes climate change is real, it is not something for humans to solve.
"I believe there's climate change. I believe there's been climate change since the beginning of time," Walberg said. "Do I think man has some impact? Yeah, of course. Can man change the entire universe? No."
He continued: "Why do I believe that? Well, as a Christian, I believe that there is a creator in God who is much bigger than us. And I'm confident that, if there's a real problem, he can take care of it."
As constituents grumbled, Walberg said: "I don't expect you to agree with me on that."
Most scientists in recent years have said that global warming is driven by human influence .
It was reported on Wednesday that President Donald Trump plans to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement , the landmark 2015 deal in which nearly 200 countries promised to address climate change.
Under the deal, President Obama committed the U.S. to a 26-28% reduction in annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2025.
rocketlaunchr on June 1st, 2017 at 08:54 UTC »
"god will fix" aka "im like 85 and dying any second, not my problem anymore"
mvlad88 on June 1st, 2017 at 02:51 UTC »
Wrap it up boys, no more recycling. Jesus will take the wheel.
kayonesoft on June 1st, 2017 at 02:48 UTC »
This sounds like 11th hour forgiveness bullshit. You're knowingly and willingly harming the planet and every creature on it without a care or concern and expecting a higher power to clean up your mess after the fact. That's like murdering someone and not feeling remorseful because you'll just ask for forgiveness afterwards.
This isn't even acceptable by his own religion.