By now you've likely heard about the big turn of events with the green movement, as the once-hostile Southern Baptists are now coming over to the environmental side of things, realizing that maybe all those smog-infested cities and radioactive lakes aren't entirely good for much of anything. To catch up on it, Time has a good piece on the shift, as does the Washington Post and the New York Times. Personally, we were shocked to see how quickly it all mobilized, this shift of position, primarily due to one e-mail. Years ago, as a joke, a co-worker signed us up for the mailing list for the American Tract Society and we've never unsubscribed because it's kind of strangely fun to see how the group spins something from contemporary society into a religious message. Well, not a day after this big greening announcement at the Southern Baptist Convention do we get an e-mail from the ATS for their new publication, "The Green Effect," which is described as follows:

Green is no longer identified only with St. Patrick's Day. Green is now associated with environmental concerns. The new tract from ATS, printed on recycled paper, addresses the hot topic of "Going Green" in today's world. God not only case about His creation, He longs for a personal relationship with each of us.

We're not sure how parts one and two of that description really go together, but hey, they've got a job to do, right? And we're all for them coming on board to do some good for the planet. Let's just hope they don't screw everything up like nearly all of the US companies have who volunteered to install environmental programs.