Earth Day Sunday 2005: Sacred Oceans and Seas

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God's Earth is Sacred

An Open Letter to Church and Society in the United States God's creation delivers unsettling news. Earth's climate is warming to dangerous levels; 90 percent of the world's fisheries have been depleted; coastal development and pollution are causing a sharp decline in ocean health; shrinking habitat threatens to extinguish thousands of species; over 95 percent of the contiguous United States forests have been lost; and almost half of the population in the United States lives in areas that do not meet national air quality standards. In recent years, the profound danger has grown, requiring us as theologians, pastors, and religious leaders to speak out and act with new urgency. [Read more]

Theologians warn of 'false gospel' on the environment; call christians to repent of sin

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 14, 2005--In an effort to refute what they call a "false gospel" and to change destructive attitudes and actions concerning the environment, a group of theologians, convened by the National Council of Churches USA, today released an open letter calling on Christians to repent of "our social and ecological sins" and to reject teachings that suggest humans are "called" to exploit the Earth without care for how our behavior impacts the rest of God's creation. [Read more]

Earth Day Archives

• 2006 - Katrina and Environmental Justice
• 2005 - Sacred Oceans and Seas
• 2004 - Life-giving breath of God
• 2003 - Waters of Life: Enough for All
• 2002 - Protection of God's Creatures
• 2001 - Celebrating the Year of the Child