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\u201cI learned that God reveals himself through Scripture and in general through his creation, and when we destroy God\u2019s creation, it\u2019s similar to ripping pages from the Bible\u201d<\/span> (Jonathan Merritt, spokesman for the Southern Baptist Environment and Climate Initiative<\/a>, quoted in today\u2019s New York Times<\/a><\/em>). <\/div>\n
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