World Religious Leaders Urged to Fight Climate Change

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/keith-runyon/world-religious-leaders-u_b_4337235.html?utm_hp_ref=religion

Keith Runyon
Journalist

Posted: 11/25/2013 4:10 pm

Calling for an international "Sustainability Revolution," spearheaded by faith leaders from around the world, American environmental leader Christina Lee Brown Thursday implored the 9th World Assembly of Religions for Peace to address the imminent perils of climate change.

Speaking in Vienna, Mrs. Brown recalled her participation a half century ago in the historic March on Washington, where, as a teenager, she witnessed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech." She recalled the particular role of spiritual leaders of many races and faiths, joining in the peaceful march for equality.

She urged the same kind of passion and conviction to address the current environmental crisis, which threatens every aspect of life on Earth as we know it. And she urged a united effort to preserve the planet's health through protection of "Sacred Air, Sacred Soil and Sacred Water."

Religions for Peace is a global organization that has some 100 affiliates in some of the most challenging places on earth. Religions for Peace USA is the largest and most diverse multi-religious forum in America, with participants from more than 50 religious communities. All of the major faith traditions are represented. Mrs. Brown, who lives in Louisville, Ky., was with her late husband, Owsley Brown II, a charter member of the International Trustees of Religions for Peace. Together they helped inaugurate, expand and sustain the Council of Trustees, who work with the Religions for Peace World Council. It was for her leadership and vision that Mrs. Brown was selected to keynote the body on Thursday.

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1. Apparently all of these "faith" leaders

Of all of these "faith" communities don't have much "faith" that "god" (or whatever it is that they need to have "faith" in) will extend his mighty hand (as it is referred to) and do something noticeable about this crisis. He certainly could if he existed and cared.

No doubt they will argue that this one is one of those thingies that god expects us to handle ourselves.