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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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New Website Empowers Evangelical Climate Leaders
Climate Caretakers launched this week, offering a new voice in the growing movement of Evangelical Christians acting for the climate. Founded by a coalition of creation care organizations and colleges, including Blessed Tomorrow's partner Sojourners, the group represents a shift in Evangelical opinions on climate change. Since 2009, the number of Evangelical Christians concerned over…
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Your Faith Tradition Influences Climate Attitudes, Whether You Like It or Not
Howard Zinn famously wrote, "you can't be neutral on a moving train," a declaration that once again finds application in the relationship between faith and climate. The recent global survey, Religion Does Matter for Climate Change Attitudes and Behavior, found that religion holds an overwhelming influence on climate opinions, with slight variance by region. In…
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Blessed Tomorrow Leader, Jim Wallis, scheduled to speak at Parliament of the World’s Religions
For over 100 years, there have been parliamentary convenings of world religions (in one form or another) to discuss issues of interfaith outreach, religious education and issues of social justice. This year, October 15-19, Parliament of the World’s Religions will meet in Salt Lake City, with a line-up of speakers that will make any person…
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Pope Joins Orthodox Church in Global Day of Prayer for God’s Creation
Pope Francis has made a concerted effort to include various faith groups in the discussion on climate change. From Buddhist communities to Jewish leaders, religious groups are joining the interfaith coalition to care for God's creation, a moral response to an issue that impacts everyone. In this sense, creation care has become a unifier of…
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Faithful Students Travel to Washington for Clean Energy Plan
What can a 21-year-old college student do about climate change? More than you might expect. A coalition of 20 students associated with Chicago's Sisters of Mercy, traveled to Washington D.C. to appeal to congressional leaders for climate action. Teaming with our partner Catholic Climate Covenant, as well as, the Franciscan Action Network, the Friends Committee on…
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Money Matters, Even in Creation Care
Many faith facilities are trying hard just to keep the lights on (often the problem), making creation care initiatives something they intend for the future when things level out. As Ethics Daily writer and editor, Zach Dawes learned while suggesting a switch from styrofoam plates to reusable dinnerware at his Wednesday night Bible study, resistance…
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Connecting with Hope and Climate Justice in Columbus, Ohio
Two weeks ago, I attended the Disciples of Christ biennial General Assembly in Columbus, Ohio. Disciples are a founding partner of Blessed Tomorrow, so I was invited to join and help announce our partnership, share fellowship, and dialog with Disciples clergy and leaders about climate change and creation care. At the Restoring Creation workshop, Green…
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Why Laudato Si Inspired me to Turn Off My A/C
The sweltering heat of July is a lingering reminder that the climate is changing, a reality that rest heavy on my heart. Going down as one of the hottest months on record, July is just another indicator that we must make a change for God's creation. But, how do we do it? As I periodically…
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Faith Leaders Support Renewable Energy Plan With 180 Signatures
In a historic move, President Obama developed a plan to reduce carbon emissions in America by 32 percent, and faith leaders have expressed their support. One-Hundred and eighty faith leaders from various religious communities, including Blessed Tomorrow leader Rev. Gabriel Salguero, signed an open letter to President Obama detailing their support for morally guided climate…
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Blessed Tomorrow Endorses Moral Action for Climate Justice
Pope Francis is coming to America in September to address Congress on climate change and we are standing with him! Thousands will gather on September 24th, at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, to join as one moral voice calling on our leaders for a Moral Action on Climate Justice. Below is a tentative list of…
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Will You Bring Faith to the People’s Climate March?
In September 2014, 700,000 people took to the streets to demand climate action from government leaders during the People's Climate March. The astounding number of participants included UN officials, politicians, labor unions and faith leaders, uniting under a single banner of climate action. Their message was simple: we must take immediate action on a massive…