Winds of Change Newsletter, December 2006 See sidebar for table of contents

OVEC Members Featured in Moyers on America
In October, Public TV aired Moyers on America,
with legendary journalist Bill Moyers. Part 2 of the series "Is God
Green?" featured Mingo County OVEC members Carmelita and Ernie Brown,
Pastor Larry Brown, and B.I. Sammons speaking about the apparent
contamination of their well water by coal slurry. What powerful,
eloquent speakers whose voices are being heard nationally!
Christians for the Mountains co-founder Allen Johnson
and Coal River Mountain Watchs Judy Bonds spoke about mountaintop
removal. Others called for action on global warming. The show underlines
the growing environmental consciousness of conservative evangelical
Christians.
Moyers told Grist magazine, "I was not
surprised to discover that the people in the hollows of West Virginia
are decent, God-fearing, caring individuals. Theyre being betrayed by
their political leaders I find it encouraging that they want to do
hands-on, practical work in protecting the environment where they live."
"I first want to apologize as a Christian for the
unfaithfulness of the churches and Christians who have oftentimes too
often been complicit in the destruction that we see upon the land,"
Johnson said on the show. "In the Book of Revelation, theres a
scripture that says that God will destroy those who destroy the Earth.
Were breaking a covenant with God."
If you missed the show, catch it online:
www.pbs.org/moyers/moyersonamerica/green/index.html.
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