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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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6 Steps to Climate Action With Rabbi Warren Stone
Last week, Blessed Tomorrow was lucky enough to welcome Rabbi Warren Stone, Co-Chair of the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care, at Coming Together in Faith on Climate. In the hallowed halls of Washington National Cathedral, Rabbi Stone illuminated his efforts to appeal to President Obama on some dire climate issues. "Now is the time…
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Suzii Paytner Inspired with Call to ‘Reawaken’ Our Love for Creation
Last week, Blessed Tomorrow co-hosted, Coming Together in Faith on Climate, a convening of faith leaders from various traditions to rally around Pope Francis' call to climate action. Among the leaders was Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator, Suzii Paynter, who challenged the attendees to “reawaken your actual love of God’s world.” Paynter told the audience…
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Pope Francis Wasn’t the Only Faith Leader in Washington Talking About Climate Change
After the Moral March on Climate last week, we [ecoAmerica crew] made our way over to the rally of faith leaders for the climate, staged in front of Washington's Capital Building. Among the speakers, many of which had gathered to hear Pope Francis address Congress, was Rev. Durley, a longtime Blessed Tomorrow leader, and social…
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Pope Francis Inspires Climate Action for Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the most significant of the Jewish Holidays, coincided with Pope Francis' visit to DC this week, but that didn't stop a few Rabbis from joining the festivities. Compelled by the Jewish call to act for the climate, Rabbi Arthur Waskow, who founded The Shalom Center, was one the seven Jewish leaders to sign…
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ecoAmerica Gets a Wave from Pope Francis at St. Matthew’s Cathedral
The ecoAmerica office was gifted a special treat yesterday as Pope Francis made his way to St. Matthew Cathedral after speaking to President Obama at the White House. Addressing a crowd of Catholic Bishops, Pope Francis spoke for over an hour at the parish where President Kennedy's funeral service was famously held decades ago. Blessed…
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Lutheran World Relief Finds Climate Solution in Pope Francis’ US Visit
Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, President and CEO of Lutheran World Relief knows all too well the importance of climate action on the part of Congress. Which is why Speckhard adamantly supports Pope Francis' initiative to share his moral call to climate action this week in Washington, D.C. Over the years, Lutheran World Relief has seen first…
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Pope Francis, Eid al-Adha and Yom Kippur Foster Interfaith Climate Action
With the Pope's visit to the White House less than 24 hours away, a note of optimism fills the DC area. Apart from the proposed initiatives between heads of state and religious leaders, there is a force swelling in the nation's capital – pulsating with a motivation for change. It comes not only from the…
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North Carolina Mosque Joins Solar Power Initiative
Last February, 6,000 Jordanian mosques adopted solar power in a joint effort to address the growing role of faith communities in climate action. Similarly, an American mosque has taken the call to climate action seriously by promising to install solar panels on their Masjid in North Carolina. The initiative, prompted by the release of the…
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Will ‘Creation Care’ Have an Impact on Republican Leadership?
Climate change has long been a point of contention in the Republican party; that is until Tuesday when 10 House Republicans announced they would sign a resolution acknowledging human activity's contribution to climate change. Granted, this only represents a fraction of the party, it does, however, mark a shift in a line of thinking about…
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Rev. Sally G. Bingham Finds Climate Inspiration in Pope Francis and You Should Too
Rev. Sally G. Bingham is the president and founder of Interfaith Power & Light, and a Blessed Tomorrow leader who has worked tirelessly on the issue of climate change for over 15 years. As an Episcopal Preist, Rev. Bingham understands the role of every person of faith in caring for the world's most vulnerable, bridging…
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What Will Pope Francis Say to Congress?
Pope Francis has echoed what scientists have been saying for years, according to climate leader, Katharine Hayhoe. While the findings come from decades-long, carefully accumulated data, these details are not what compels the American public to act. Science may be able to determine what has happened and even what will happen, but it “can’t tell…