# Matt Walsh: Climate alarmists, I can’t take you seriously until you start living like the Amish

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### Author: ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2017, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-walsh-climate-alarmists-i-can-t-take-you-seriously-until-you-start-living-like-the-amish/785702/100 "2017-05-03T13:40:26Z")

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> [@Tranquilis](#):
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> A point of order; even if we all lived exactly like Christ, we’d _still_ be doomed sinners. Unless we ask for grace with sincere humility. There’s no way to know for certain if it will be granted, though. Hence… Faith.
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> OTOH, because Grace, living like Christ is not required. Only that we do our level best to follow the precepts and teachings. We’re going to fail - that’s a given.

True, but if you really had faith, that faith would manifest itself in works. You wouldn’t begrudge the poor; and the sick; and the strangers to this land whatever generosity you could afford (without diminishing the welfare of your own family) and you wouldn’t beat the drums of war as much as we do.

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