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March 9, 2015

Title: March 25, 2015: Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor
Topic: Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor

Discussed by Dr. Calvin Beisner
with Cornwall Alliance (www.CornwallAlliance.org)

I would venture to guess that 100% of the listeners to the What’s UP Program know who Mother Teresa was. However, I would bet not many have heard of Norman Borlaug. Nicknamed the “Father of the Green Revolution”, Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his works which saved BILLIONS of lives.

Dr. Calvin Beisner, with the Cornwall Alliance, calls Borlaug a “Hero”. He started out as a farmer, who became an agriculture scientist and developed special seed varieties that could adapt to different soil and climates. His work led to the multiplication of crop yields from the 50’s-70’s. Essentially, he is responsible for wiping out famine around the world, except where it is forced by warfare.

Dr. Beisner says this of Norman Borlaug: “This is a great example of how godly people can use the minds God has given us to devise ways to enhance the fruitfulness, beauty, and safety of the earth for the benefit of our neighbors.” Wow. What a testimony!

So, why do modern-day environmentalists despise Borlaug so much? Listen in as Dr. Beisner talks about another man, Paul Ehrlich, who wrote the book “The Population Bomb” in 1968 and said there was no hope of feeding the growing population in the world. My, oh my, how Norman proved him wrong!

March 25 is Norman Borlaug’s birthday, which is why the Cornwall Alliance has chosen that day to celebrate the “Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor”. Click [here] for more on this. And be sure to spread the word on social media!

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