[originaltext] A group of evangelical Christian leaders in America have chall

A group of evangelical Christian leaders in America have challenged the Bush Administration by calling for federal legislation to curb global warming. It marks the first time that leading evangelicals, many with close ties to Mr. Bush’s Republican Party have taken up the green issue. The leaders pledged to pray and work together to stop global warming and call on Congress to enact legislation similar to parts of the Kyoto Protocols which President Bush rejected. They advocate a marke-based approach to curb carbon dioxide emissions through a cap-and-trade bill. Evangelicals helped elect President Bush and they have the power to shift political debate. But this move has prompted a backlash from some of the most influential conservative Christians. James Dobson’s Focus on the Family called it a "distraction" from abortion and family values.