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Evangelical Climate
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denominations, mega-church pastors, Christian
college presidents, and CEOs of
major evangelical world relief organizations. Ron
Sellers, president
of Ellison Research, said that 70 percent of the
evangelical respondents said they believed global
warming would pose a serious
threat to future generations.
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