New Yorkers haven’t quite known whether to embrace or rebuff Samaritan’s Purse, the evangelical humanitarian relief organization. But Whitney Tilson, who is not religious and had never heard of Franklin Graham, has become one of its field hospital’s most dedicated volunteers and champions.

For the first time, a majority of Protestant pastors believe global warming is happening and caused by humans. "Fewer pastors are rejecting global warming and climate change out of hand," said Scott McConnell, executive director of LifeWay Research. Yet he finds pastors are still split on the subject.