Thursday, June 2, 2011

White House pushing churches to be 'green'?


(WND) The "greenest" church on the planet? Scripture as it relates to the Palestinians? Fighting American "racial injustice"?

Meet the latest addition to President Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, a White House group already replete with advocates for using religion to advance "social justice."

In January, Obama named to his faith council Lynne Hybels, a leader of Willow Creek Church, an inter-denominational, multi-generational megachurch located in a Chicago suburb.

The church is led by Hybels' husband, Bill, a social justice advocate who created the Global Leadership Summit, an international Christian group.

Lynne Hybels' official title at Willow Creek Church is Advocate for Global Engagement. She is also a regular contributor to the progressive Sojourners magazine, the publication of a ministry by the same name professing a devotion to the pursuit of "social justice."

Sojourners was founded by Jim Wallis, who is also a member of Obama's faith council. Hybels and her husband are deeply involved in Sojourners initiatives and participate in the ministry’s events. (Read more)