(Letter to the Editor - Graphic Illustration/MetroCreativeConnection)

I’m responding to the recent letter entitled “Upsetting the climate cart.”

The author appears to have a strong faith in God, and some of his letters are very meaningful. His letter indicates that the devil is living in those who believe in climate change — that somehow those who believe in it do not trust God who will take care of everything. We often hear Christians say “God is in control.”

As a Christian myself, I also believe this to be true; however, God expects us to be His hands and feet to protect His creation. Some of the most beautiful properties, with many amazing intricacies of God’s creation, have been destroyed by the actions of others (I personally saw this on a friend’s land) … and, so far, God hasn’t returned them to their original beauty.

How can we expect God to bring back the original beauty when we (expected to be His hands and feet to care for it) destroy it? It’s essential, as a Christian, to trust in God, to pray, to “leave it in God’s hands,” however, He also wants us to “do something,” to do our part to protect our environment.

While I agree that some of the ways that our government proposes to address climate change are seemingly nuts, I beg to differ that those who believe in it are possessed by the devil. Instead, we should learn all we can about climate change and other aspects of the environment, and admit that we don’t know everything. I certainly don’t. On the flip side, those who are crazy strong climate change activists should keep an open mind on the possibility that it’s not quite to the level that it’s believed to be at this point.

Smart people keep an open mind and change their mind if need be … and change it back if need be. It’s just like those who make fun of the actions by the experts at the onset of the pandemic — and how they changed their mind, and changed it back at times. They were learning.

It’s okay to change your mind with new information — in fact, it’s the right thing to do. We are all a work in progress, learning every day. I struggle with the indication that those who care about the environment are somehow not of Christ. The writer indicated that very few Christians believe in climate change. I, for one, believe that it exists to an extent, I believe we should take reasonable action to address it, and I believe in our all-powerful God.

It’s truly possible to be all of this!

Linda Perry

Washington, W.Va.