Critics Lampoon Shimkus' Comments On Climate Change
November 10, 2010
| 2:58 PM
Critics of Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill, are lampooning the lawmaker, who announced Tuesday that he is formally seeking the chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, for saying that God, not man, will determine climate change.
At an Energy and Commerce Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing in March 2009, Shimkus quoted several passages from the Bible pointing to God's authority on climate. "The earth will end only when God declares it's time to be over. Man will not destroy this earth, this earth will not be destroyed by a flood," Shimkus said.
"I appreciate having panelists here that are men of faith and we can get into a theological discourse of that position, but I do believe that God's word are infallible, unchanging [and] perfect," Shimkus added.
The clip of Shimkus' remarks is circulating the Internet accompanied by snide remarks about the lawmaker's faith in religion over science.
"The panel selected by the majority included two ordained ministers representing religious organizations," Shimkus spokesman Steven Tomaszewski said. "Both witnesses cited Bible passages in their prepared remarks. The congressman simply countered with his own Bible passages."
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