Irony, thy color
is green Jo hn Flo w e r s
T he o ne p e o p le I w o uld ha v e expected to belie ve in a nd p r e a c h t he t r ut h a b o ut global w ar ming a r e t h e o ne p e o p le m o s t a d a mantly opposed to t he v e r y id e a o f it s ex is t e nc e – and t hat is t he e v a nge lic a l r ig ht . T hey a r e t he one people I would ex p e c t t o jum p o n t he w ho le “ End is Nigh! ” bandw a go n w it ho ut s o m uc h a s a q uestion, comment or “ ho w d ’ y a d o ” ? B u t yo u t e ll t he m t ha t t he w o r ld is ending – and all d ue t o M a n’ s w ic k e d ne s s – a nd befor e you can s ay “ Fr e d P he lp s ” t hey ’ r e in f ull- thr ottle a poplectic m o d e , s ho ut ing b a c k t o t he m a sses, “No, it’s not! P ut a w ay yo ur m o ney ! L is t e n no t to f alse pr ophets p r e a c hing Ar m a ge d d o n! T his is all ps eudos cience, b a s e d o n lie s a nd m is int e r p r etation of v arious d a t a a nd t ex t s, m e a nt t o m a k e money of f t he poor a n d g ul libl e by p lay ing o n t he ir wor st fear s – some w o uld s ay ‘ ho p e ’ – r e g a r d ing the de pr avity and na t ur e o f M a n. “ Ye s, t he w o r ld w il l e nd o ne d ay, and yes, Man may ha v e a r o le in t ha t e nd , but no one man can pos s ibly p r e d ic t t ha t d ay o r e v e n t he mont h or year o f t ha t c a la m it o us e nd . M o r e ov er, to sug gest that 64