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from the issue of February 21, 2008
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Lecture by 'The Green Evangelist' is Feb. 25
BY SARA GILLIAM, UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS
Rev. Richard Cizik, vice president for governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, will deliver the lecture, "For God's Sake," at the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues. Cizik will speak Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.
Known as the "Green Evangelist," Cizik calls climate change a crisis of biblical proportions. His professional responsibilities include setting NAE's policy direction on issues before Congress, the White House, and the Supreme Court, as well as serving as a national spokesman on issues of concern to evangelicals.
A conservative both politically and religiously, Cizik is on a mission to convert tens of millions of Americans to the cause of conservation, using a right-to-life framework and spreading the doctrine of "creation care" to evangelical Christians. Under his leadership, NAE released a manifesto urging its members to adopt eco-friendly living habits and exhorting the government to lighten America's environmental footprint. The organization also circulated a charter calling on its member network and allies to fight global warming.
Rev. Stephen Griffith, minister to the community at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Lincoln will deliver a lecture pre-talk at 6:30 p.m. in the Steinhart room of the Lied Center. Seating is limited.
Thompson Forum lectures are free and open to the public. Free tickets are required for all lectures.
Tickets are available at the Lied Center ticket office, 472-4747 or (800) 432-3231, or the Nebraska Union or Westfield Gateway.
The forum will be broadcast live on the UNL Web site (www.unl.edu), Lincoln cable Channel 21, UNL campus TV Channel 8, NEBSAT 105 and KRNU radio station (90.3 FM).
For more information, visit http://enthompson.unl.edu.
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