Mining and using coal is "God's will!"

[Archae]

Well, Alabama officials say so...
By this same "logic" pot and peyote shouldn't have laws against them either.

Alabama Officials: Coal Regulations Violate God's Will

Submitted by Miranda Blue on Tuesday, 7/29/2014 10:54 am

Last week, Peter introduced us to the field of biblical economics, the Religious Right’s effort to claim scriptural backing, however tenuous, for conservative economic policies.

And now, out of Alabama, we get a perfect example of biblical economics at work. AL.com reports on a press conference delivered by officials from the Alabama Public Service Commission and the Republican National Committee yesterday at which they argued against new EPA coal plant regulations by claiming that “coal was created in Alabama by God, and the federal government should not enact policy that runs counter to God's plan.”

“Who has the right to take what God's given a state?" asked commissioner-elect Chip Beeker.

- See more at: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/alabama-officials-coal-regulations-violate-gods-will#sthash.4PAgEqLt.dpuf

[jwirr]

1. That would also include clean water and air. I visited a church in Coalstrip MT some years ago and

they were preaching a similar message. God gave us this coal and we have a right to it. They also were ignoring clean water and air.