‘Your heart races a bit’: US weather man threatened with death for mentioning climate crisis - eviltoast

Chris Gloninger wove the reality of global heating into his forecasts in the conservative heartland of Iowa. Not everyone was receptive.

    • ShakyPerception@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I remember talking to an adult about religion when I was in high school, and they straight up told me, “the only reason people are nice to each other is so they can get into heaven, without Jesus, there is no motivation for people to be kind, so we have to spread the gospels.”

      I was horrified, but all of a sudden, my understanding of the world view for a lot of people just clicked into place