A Fish Needs Oil Like a Duck Needs a Shotgun

I was recently asked to give a quote on the gulf oil disaster.  This is what came out of my small but pliable head:

 “It doesn’t take a Christian environmentalist to realize that God didn’t create fish to swim in oil, it just takes a Christian who cares.  We can’t continue to sit in the cheap seats on environmental issues and expect anyone to care what we think about the other challenges that face our world.  It’s all connected -- Christ cared deeply about all sorts of suffering – physical, emotional, spiritual, economic. The Christian church can ill afford to continue to exhibit indifference in the face of human and ecological tragedy.  Sadly, that continues to frequently be our best and only apparent answer.” 

Christian Buckley is the co-author of Humanitarian Jesus and the co-founder of The Glue Network, a social media based humanitarian project funding platform.  As an attorney he has represented death row inmates and CEO’s.  As a business leader he has helped shape both non-profits and action sports companies.  He is a frequent writer and speaker on the topics of philanthropy, Christian social investment, and Christian environmental care.  Find out more at thinkmoretruth.com.