Comments on: Clearing the Air: A Church Leaders Forum on Climate Change

By: Anonymus

Anonymus — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 02:30:43 +0000

I to have been told by my case manager to see Dr Otta, the appointment time did not work for me. So i used my initiative and rang his office myself to change the time that suited me best.. I then emailed my casemanager to ensure i left a paper trail so if something went wrong i had the evidence to back me up. I informed her that i had changed the date, in which she probably was not to happy about, however it was a tactic move on my part and she accepted. However since reading this blog im not sure that i want to attend this appointment as i have a spinal cord injury on top of a pre exsisting condition which is degenerative. Im sensing that if i do see Dr Otta, the report will be of a disadvantage for me, which will then give Acc the power to discontinue my 80 per cent income. Acc have been told that they need to get an independent specialist by the National Reviewers to do an assesment. Acc hesitated when i suggested a specialist. Any advice or suggestions?

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By: Applea

Applea — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:23:28 +0000

Disclaimer to my comments above: I do share your concerns about the odds of this conference being not much more than naval gazing waffle about paganism due to the makeup of the New Zealand church.

By: Applea

Applea — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:21:21 +0000

You don’t think willfully stealing from a population and pushing families into poverty because bogus lines of science and bogus policies stand to give you power and money puts anyone’s immortal soul at risk then?

The scriptures and the Vatican have had quite a bit to say on how to treat the poor do they not?

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:50:44 +0000

Andrei, the same argument could be made about climate change. If certain activities harm the enviroment and others, then one puts ones ‘immortal soul’ at risk.

I am not saying I believe this, just pointing out that you can’t dismiss it as easily as you are.

By: Andrei

Andrei — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:24:20 +0000

Nobody’s immortal soul is threatened by “abortion”

You don’t think wilful violation the sixth (fifth for protestants) commandment for personal convenience would put your immortal soul in danger?

By: Applea

Applea — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:48:10 +0000

Nobody’s immortal soul is threatened by “abortion” either if you believe that all who die in the womb go straight to heaven, it doesn’t stop most of us with a conservative theological bent having something to say about that.

By: Andrei

Andrei — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:12:33 +0000

Let’s try another tack

How well did it work out when the Church got involved in the debate over Helio-centrism?

If Church leaders issue a joint communique on climate change they will just end up looking foolish – it is a worldly concern for worldly people.

Nobody’s immortal soul is threatened by “climate change” and in the real world it is nothing but a wealth transfer system – a transfer from the poor to the rich.

As an individual you can take whatever position you choose but it is not an issue for the Church – its a distraction sent by the adversary.