Spirituality and Ecological Hope

Today from Margaret Swedish:

Found this op-ed in the Washington Post this morning kind of fun, saying that those so vociferoursly debunking the science on global warming are helping create the audience for Al Gore's new scary film on global warming.  And it seems true — the more the oil industry and Bushies debunk the science, the more attention is drawn to the issue.  A bit like the Da Vinci Code — the more the church attacked the film, the bigger the pre-opening hype, the bigger the audience.  But in this case, the stakes are real, or exist in the real world.  Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth, ain't no work of fiction.

It opens in DC this Friday.  So, while I have not seen the film yet, I am grateful to Gore — grateful that he turned his attention, post-political career and with his considerable economic resources, to just about the most pressing issue of our day.

So, if you can, go see the film.  If it is not yet scheduled in your city, call local theaters and insist that they show it.  After you see it, let me know what you think about it.