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Building Thriving Congregations: Faith in Action
There has never been a more important time for the faith community to lead. Congregations that actively live out their faith have a ripple effect on the world with the greatest impact on local communities…
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Mosques Encouraged to Go Green
God has appointed humanity as trustees of Earth. Unfortunately, humanity’s increasing footprint is causing unprecedented resource depletion and environmental degradation…
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Apply for the Adamah Climate Action Fund!
So much feels out of our control, like rising temperatures. According to NASA, the summer of 2023 was the hottest on record for our planet and just recently (July 22, 2024) the globe reached the hottest daily temperature ever measured (and may even have been surpassed by the time this is published)…
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Faithful Latino Voters Empower Legislative Climate Leaders
Chispa, a League of Conservation Voters program, recently tallied the final score on climate voting records for U.S. senators and house representatives. The report was disheartening, with the national average of positive congressional climate votes locked at 41% (senate) and 45% (house), a historic low. There was, however, a glimmer of hope that toppled the…
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African Methodist Episcopal Church Adopts Climate Change Resolution
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest independent Protestant denomination founded by Black people in the world and Blessed Tomorrow's partner organization, has passed a Climate Change Resolution. During the 50th quadrennial AME General Conference held in Philadelphia, PA, July 6-13, 2016, more than 30,000 clergy, laity and leaders voted to approve a resolution to…
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Changing the Perception of Climate Change: The Intersection of Faith and Social Justice
In 2006, the TED Talks series premiered online, spurring one the most gripping idea sharing forums the world had seen since Vidal v. Buckley. Vastly less controversial than the ABC primetime debate, the now ten-year-old program churns out speeches from a diverse body of leaders who race the clock to summarize their groundbreaking work. Most…
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Faith Leaders Converge at ‘Ground Zero’ of America’s First Climate Refugees
By now, most Americans have seen the images of Syrian refugees fleeing their homes by boat, children in tow, to brave the choppy Mediterranean waters that claim the lives of thousands each year. Just as refugees in regions like Syria and Bangladesh are fleeing crises hastened by climate change, U.S. citizens are beginning to face…
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Your Congregation Cares Too Much About Climate Change To Do Anything About It
We learned last year that Americans are more afraid of terrorism than threats that have a greater statistical risk of harming them such as car accidents, falling furniture, heart disease or lightning strikes. But that’s the point of terrorism, to instill fear beyond reason or rational. Terrorism is a threat; no one is questioning that…
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How Connecting with Core Values Builds Strong Climate Solutions
Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. This marker prompted fond memories of when Jim and I met. At the time, I was living and working in the mountains of rural western Pennsylvania, directing Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s first field program, in the Sideling Hill Creek watershed. The Conservancy had been active in…
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A Look Back On One Year With Laudato Si
On September 23rd, 2015, we stood at the window of ecoAmerica's office in the heart of our nation's capital overlooking St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C. waiting for Pope Francis' motorcade to arrive. A diverse community of Blessed Tomorrow leaders had joined us to experience the historic entry of a relatively new Pope from our…
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Muslims Remember Climate Refugees for Ramadan
In 610 CE, atop Mecca’s Mount Nur, Angel Jibril (Gabriel) commanded Prophet Muhammad (SAW) with one word: Iqra (recite or read). The event which became known as Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Power), sparked the beginning of a prophecy that would reveal the Holy Qu’ran over a twenty-three year period, sealing the Abrahamic prophecy. Muslims…
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How Interfaith Leadership is Replacing Climate Neutrality
Climate change is the great equalizer of faiths. Similar to a subway car lined with people from all walks of life, our changing climate strips away differences, leaving only a single moral call to act. Much like Howard Zinn famously suggested, neutrality is impossible on this moving train as faith communities barrel ahead seeking solutions…
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Empowering Climate Leadership in Faith Communities of Color
Pastor Curry’s finely pressed cleric's robe contrasted the Bronx basement of Fordham United Methodist Church as he admired the facility's new energy-efficient boiler system. Those that have endured a New York winter recognize how important a quality heating unit can be and how obtaining energy efficient technology can make or break an institution financially. Despite…
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How Faith Leaders Can Help Americans Collectively Visualize Climate Change
Try to envision climate change. What does it look like and how does it make you feel? If you’re like most Americans, climate change is still an abstraction, something happening in “other places, to other people, at some point in the distant future.” Princeton University social psychologist Sander van der Linden contends that climate change…