Danny Akin Denies Promoting Climate Alarmism, But We Have the Receipts
When Southeastern Seminary president Danny Akin sat down for his recent interview, he did what politicians and bureaucrats do best—he rewrote history with a straight face.
“We never talk about global warming issues around here. Never,” he said, brushing off criticism from Megan Basham’s Shepherds for Sale and accusing her of lying about SEBTS promoting climate alarmism. He insisted the school merely hosted a “creation care” conference—a supposedly “biblical” framework—and that Basham ignored his evidence proving her claims were “false.”
Except there’s just one problem…the evidence exists, we have it, and it’s overwhelming.
Akin’s denial collapses the moment you look at the trail of events and speakers Southeastern has platformed under his leadership. In April 2021, SEBTS invited climate activist Katharine Hayhoe to lecture on “Climate Change—Facts, Fictions, and Our Faith.”
Hayhoe, a self-described “climate scientist” and evangelical, is not known for balanced inquiry or sound biblical exposition. She is known for her alarmist preaching that mankind’s carbon output is a moral crisis requiring global repentance. That’s not theology—that’s the gospel of the United Nations.
Yet Akin rolled out the red carpet for her.