Answer from someone who grew up in a Southern Baptist/Evangelical house: they believe God gave them dominion over the world. Meaning everything in it is theirs to do with as they please. Environmentalism is a cousin to, if not actual nature worship. And believing in climate change is akin to doubting the power of God, who has control over everything.
There are people trying to change those views from within, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. They’ve been too powerful a voting bloc for Republicans, and it’s hard to compete with the double pronged attack of conservative talk radio and Facebook.
Which is it’s own brand of crazy because Environmentalism/Conservationism in the US grew out of the conservative right, from Teddy Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.
Then again that was before “the preachers [got] ahold of the republican party”
Answer from someone who grew up in a Southern Baptist/Evangelical house: they believe God gave them dominion over the world. Meaning everything in it is theirs to do with as they please. Environmentalism is a cousin to, if not actual nature worship. And believing in climate change is akin to doubting the power of God, who has control over everything.
There are people trying to change those views from within, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. They’ve been too powerful a voting bloc for Republicans, and it’s hard to compete with the double pronged attack of conservative talk radio and Facebook.
Which is it’s own brand of crazy because Environmentalism/Conservationism in the US grew out of the conservative right, from Teddy Roosevelt to Richard Nixon.
Then again that was before “the preachers [got] ahold of the republican party”