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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 10:44 AM Jun 2017

I refuse to forget the Christians advocating for climate action

Interfaith Room

By Brian Kaylor

(RNS) While many U.S. evangelicals applaud President Trump’s decision to pull America out of the global climate agreement, I instead think of the Christians I met at the 2015 Paris climate talks who are from nations where global warming is not a future hypothesis but a current reality.

I particularly recall my time visiting and praying with Bishop Efraim Tendero, secretary-general of the World Evangelical Alliance. A passionate advocate for climate justice and action, Tendero served on the Philippines’ official delegation to the talks. He did not recall meeting another clergy member among the 196 country delegations. Yet he remained hopeful for interfaith engagement in the push for climate justice.

http://religionnews.com/2017/06/02/i-refuse-to-forget-the-christians-advocating-for-climate-action/

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TlalocW

(15,605 posts)
1. The problem is we'll never hear from them because they don't have the soapbox American ones do
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 11:20 AM
Jun 2017

And they're fine with destroying the Earth because Jesus is due back any day now.

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Iplayoneontv

(77 posts)
3. I agree with you but
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 11:46 AM
Jun 2017

I think they have less money and less time.

Hate draws more money and not doing charity or good works leave you with more free time.

The prosperity gospel just screwed everything to pieces. What was not great is now mud.

 

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)
4. Unfortunately we have allowed the right wing to control interpretation of the Gospel.
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 11:52 AM
Jun 2017

The religious left needs to reverse that. We need to make time.

Missn-Hitch

(1,383 posts)
5. Yep. Oh well, they have to drink the same water, breathe the same air and eat the same food.
Sat Jun 3, 2017, 04:14 PM
Jun 2017

"Mom's coming back to put it back the way it oughta be." -Tool lyric

grantcart

(53,061 posts)
8. No he's a flat out liberal who made himself look as conservative as possible.
Sun Jun 4, 2017, 09:43 AM
Jun 2017

He ran for State Representative while a student. The incumbent was our professor, a liberal Republican.

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