Post by garyriccio on May 12, 2020 10:02:03 GMT
Faith communities demand climate justice 10-Dec-2019
From the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change
Civil movements and municipalities around the world are now declaring a state of Climate Emergency, emphasizing the urgency with which we need to address the crisis and the radical transformative actions it requires. From our different faith traditions we are deeply concerned about the inaction on climate protection and outraged over the injustice that short term extraction and CO2 emissions create.
We promote a systemic, cultural and spiritual change that may be translated into economic and political transformations in the ways we live, produce and consume. It is essential that our lifestyles and government policies develop respecting the limits of the planet. This calls us to defend the most vulnerable in our world. In our different faith traditions we find orientations that speak about the importance to abstain in favour of the less fortunate.
Too often the importance of our values, spirituality and faith traditions are ignored by those trying to solve the climate crisis. Faith traditions from all over the world can be the pivotal force in coming to terms with the situation we are in now.
We are interested in what you think about the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change and its implications for interfaith coordination on environmental activism.
From the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change
Civil movements and municipalities around the world are now declaring a state of Climate Emergency, emphasizing the urgency with which we need to address the crisis and the radical transformative actions it requires. From our different faith traditions we are deeply concerned about the inaction on climate protection and outraged over the injustice that short term extraction and CO2 emissions create.
We promote a systemic, cultural and spiritual change that may be translated into economic and political transformations in the ways we live, produce and consume. It is essential that our lifestyles and government policies develop respecting the limits of the planet. This calls us to defend the most vulnerable in our world. In our different faith traditions we find orientations that speak about the importance to abstain in favour of the less fortunate.
Too often the importance of our values, spirituality and faith traditions are ignored by those trying to solve the climate crisis. Faith traditions from all over the world can be the pivotal force in coming to terms with the situation we are in now.
We are interested in what you think about the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change and its implications for interfaith coordination on environmental activism.