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Continued denial leaves Florida in climate change crosshairs
Property owners in some Florida counties were in a lather over restrictions on new coastal construction after Hurricane Eloise took dead aim at the Panhandle in 1975, leaving rubble where older structures had stood. "The Lord showed them the setback line," said the state's natural resources director, Harmon Shields. Once again, Floridians — and the nation — are getting a message. Whether one thinks it's divine or natural doesn't matter.
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I keep thinking that the most pressing issue for the survival of humanity is not denuclearization, or overpopulation, or climate change. It is the combination of religion and democracy.
Most religious people I talk to around here (I may be in a bad area to have this conversation, since I live in the Bible Belt, but their votes count just the same) think climate change is actually a good thing because it's a sign of the second coming of Jesus. The faster the world ends, the sooner he will come to save the believers and put the nonbelievers on the barbecue grill. And these are people who live in areas that stand to be hit harder by climate change.
Yep,it is the religious death cult that will win the day.