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Faith and the Future of the Planet: Religion and Climate Justice

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Who Speaks for the Earth?

Who Speaks for the Earth?

Imagine two communities on opposite sides of the world. One burns huge amounts of fossil fuels and produces great wealth. The other, thousands of kilometres away, is watching its coastline disappear under rising seas — yet it contributed almost nothing to the pollution causing the problem. Is that fair? Now here is a harder question: does your religion, or any religion, have something to say about that unfairness? Before you dive into the lesson, think about this: throughout history, people have turned to faith to answer the biggest moral questions. Could climate change be one of those questions?

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