Experts
Richard Cizik
Lobbyist and Media Spokesman
-
How should the Bible be interpreted?
The Bible is authoritative. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Belief
-
Re: Whom would you like to interview, and what would you ask?
Cizik would interview scientist and writer Edward O. Wilson about the future of the environment Read More
December 18, 2007 | In History
-
What should be the big issues of the 2008 presidential election?
Climate change is considered by some polls to be one of the top tier domestic issues in the 2008 election. Read More
December 18, 2007
-
What should we do to reduce our impact on the environment?
Although there are individual actions we must take to change the way we live, we cannot change the reality global warming without federal legislation. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
-
What is the worlds biggest challenge in the coming decade?
Everything matters, and everything matters to God. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Environment
-
Can scientists and evangelicals get along?
Evangelicals have collaborated with people who differ on issues before, and that sort of tolerance is needed now. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Belief
-
Is climate change an Evangelical issue?
Why shouldn't creation care, which is Gods command, be just as important as other issues today? Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Environment
-
How has climate change shaped your views of the Republican party?
As a lifelong Republican, Richard Cizik believes the Republican party ought to pay attention to the science of climate change. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
-
Does politics shape the evangelical debate on climate change?
If you put corporate America first, then you abnegate God's admonition to protect the earth. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
-
Why are some Evangelicals skeptical of climate change?
Science can be an ally rather than an enemy, yet there are tens of millions of evangelicals who don't see it that way. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Science & Tech
-
What changed your mind about climate change?
When confronted with the scientific proof climate change and global warming in particular for the entire planet, Richard Cizik was virtually knocked off his feet. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Environment
-
How can we be moral human beings and not take action about the way we live and relate to planet earth? Read More
December 18, 2007 | In History
-
Richard Cizik is optimistic that the next President of the United States will be a green candidate. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Future
-
Although there are individual actions we must take to change the way we live, we cannot change the reality global warming without federal legislation. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
-
American myopia confines our attention to what occurs here in the continental United States at the expense of what occurs around the world. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
-
Richard Cizik persuades conservative Republicans, which by and large most evangelicals are, that the very fate of the planet is at stake. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
-
The Bible is Richard Cizik's authoritative basis for life and conduct. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Belief
-
Richard Cizik on Faith and Man
Cizik is the Vice President for Governmental Affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals. Read More
December 18, 2007 | In Identity
Richard Cizik is the former Vice President for Governmental Affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) and one of the most prominent Evangelical lobbyists in the United States. In his position with the NAE, Cizik's primary responsibilities were setting the organization's policy on issues and lobbying the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. Cizik also served as NAE's national spokesman and edited a monthly magazine, NAE Washington Insight. Since 2003, Cizik has been active in a type of environmentalism he calls "creation care"; his stance on global warming has drawn both support and criticism from fellow Evangelicals.In 2007, he and Nobel Prize winner Eric Chivian, as a team, were named one of the 100 most influential scientists and thinkers by Time. On December 11, 2008, Cizik gave his resignation from his position with NAE after a December 2 radio broadcast of NPR's Fresh Air in which he voiced support for same-sex civil unions. His comments and his resignation has generated both strong support and strong criticism within the evangelical Christian community.
