How Does Pope Francis Cause Climate Change

Nature has worth and needs to be respected. By making this connection to nature that is not present in the Bible, McFague is creating the false idea that the Bible is environmentally friendly in these verses while it is

The face of Climate Change is humanity, its self, and this is a fact that has become less easy to refute, you can’t separate humans from the equation. My grandmother the head of Bitterroot Valley recycling has been saying this for years and maybe it’s because of people like my grandmother, that I’ve become interested in the Paris Summit and in particular Pope Francis’s word on how Ecology is Human. Yes, everyone who believes in climate change knows that we humans are part of the problem, but it wasn’t until the July 2015 Paris summit on climate change has anyone ever said that climate change issues were more than just deforestation or polar caps melting. Pope Francis has taken a stand and claims that humans are ecology and therefore the real

Multiple religious groups in the 1980’s organized anti-nuclear protests which included hundreds of thousands of people. Some of the groups involved in this protest include the Southern Baptist convention and the Episcopal Church. The Evangelical Climate Initiative is another accomplishment of Creation Care. This Initiative was launched in February of 2006 by a group of 85 Christians. This group's main goals are environmental reform and ending global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This group plans to accomplish these goals through federal legislator, discussions regarding global warming and climate change in church, and media advertisements showing the links between global warming and natural disasters. The president of the National Association of Evangelicals spoke for himself saying, “"There is no doubt about it in my mind that climate change is happening, and there is no doubt about it that it would be wise for us to stop doing the foolish things we're doing that could potentially be causing this. In my mind there is no downside to being cautious.”- Reverend Ted Haggard. While many Christian’s may be under the impression that global warming is a myth created by the government to help them gain more control, Evangelical Environmentalists have used the words in the Bible to prove that he care of God’s creation is

I was interested in this specific publication because I have always wondered why people aren’t more environmentally conscious and don’t strive to be as efficient as possible. I reasoned that inaction may be caused by a number of factors: perhaps people are ignorant, or perhaps people just don’t care that much because they’re not directly affected by climate change. Another possibility might be that people don’t believe they can make a significant difference in the situation, even if they change their ways, so they don’t bother putting in any effort because they think it wont really matter and no one likes to feel like they’re wasting time.

Mr. White believed religion, specifically Christianity, was the root to the entire ecological crisis today. He states that “…ecology is deeply conditioned by beliefs about our nature and destiny- that is, by religion.” He then continues and states, “Christianity inherited…not only a concept of time…but also a striking story of creation.” This story, and the beliefs of Christianity, “…not only established a dualism of man and nature but also insisted that it is God’s will that man exploit nature for his proper ends.” This belief does have some fact in it, and I do not believe it is the most misguided portion of this reading, however it is still incorrect. It is wrong in the fact that the entire picture isn’t painted and Lynn White is allowing a narrow focus of Christianity to cloud his judgment on the bigger picture.

There are many vulnerable populations within the United States. One of the many vulnerable populations are undocumented immigrants. Undocumented immigrants also known as illegal immigrants according to Wikipedia (2016) is defined as “the migration of people across national boarders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country” (para 1). The United States of America has one of the largest population of immigrants. In this paper, I will be discussing the multiple stressors related to undocumented immigrants as well as the programs that can be used to help alleviate those stressors.

Al Gore has spoken about the climate crisis for years. In 2005 he created a non-profit organization called the Alliance for Climate Protection. They issue campaigns and work to promote awareness of the pollution that causes climate change, ongoing dangers, and solutions to help fix and prevent the problem. He has written many books about his research about climate change like “The Assault of Reason”. Al made the Documentary Film “An Inconvenient Truth”. to spread awareness of the man-made climate crisis we have created.

In almost 200 pages, Pope Francis details his position on climate change in an encyclical released on June 18th titled Laudato Si (Praise be to You).

Recently, Pope Francis has modernized the Roman Catholic Church by urging followers to support scientists in preserving our environment. Pope Francis has drawn parallels between “the scientific and Christian communities, who are witnessing the convergence of their distinct approaches to reality in the shared goal of protecting our common home, threatened as it is by ecological collapse and consequent increase of poverty and social exclusion” (Pope Francis). As the contemporary world faces new problems, like climate change, Roman Catholic Christianity has supported the need for science as a means to preserve the Earth and guard humanity.

However, that should mean that his advice is should be disregarded when it comes to the economic and scientific world. Interestingly, however, while many republican politicians have been known to respond with “I’m not a scientist” when confronted with scientific data, Pope Francis was actually a scientist before embarking upon his more spiritual endeavors. More importantly, however, the leader of the Catholic Church is himself advised by a 400 year-old collective of scientists, including those who focus specifically on climate-related issues. The Pontific Academy, as it is referred to, is comprised of around 80 members, hailing from a variety of nations and disciplines, who advise the pope at least once every two years on the topics that they consider to be, scientifically, of the greatest importance to society at the

To solve environmental problems, the ethical approach is often the most effective approach. When faced with tough issues, many rely on the help of their moral compass. Appealing to someone’s morality can often enact change. These changes will last a lifetime. Evangelical Christians believe that taking care of the Earth is their responsibility. They also maintain that the environment was created by God, therefore, Christians need to take care of and protect it. Two main points of Evangelical Christians are that “that earth and everything in it belongs to man” and “the material world is unimportant or evil”. (Psalm 24:1). This is saying that Earth belongs to man, so it is man’s responsibility to take care of Earth. This also shows that the Earth has other purposes than just serving human needs. The next quote, “the material world is unimportant or evil”, shows that being materialistic and having the most stuff is not what is important in life. Instead, it is more

Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change has caused major discussions throughout the world and many religious leaders have chosen to follow his teaching. Archbishop Thomas Gerard Wenski, a native to Florida, is one of the religious leaders following Pope Francis and starting a movement throughout South Florida by sermons and teachings.

In the article "Human nature makes it easier to deny climate change than to confront it" by David Horsey in the LAtimes on January 27, 2017. Argues that as a human race we are going the easy way to a void things that is unimportant to address right now. And we also tend to forget about it until it is out of time to address it. Climate change is one of those problem that we as a whole tend to deny it potential of damaging our planets, and further poison our atmosphere. I think this is a major problem that need to be consider greatly, and start to formulate some kind of plan to attack this climate change problem.

In this research paper, I will discuss what climate change is and what causes it. I will also describe how the political and scientific communities differ on the topic. Next, I will discuss the causal chain of climate change starting with the Industrial Revolution until today. After that I will cover the differing beliefs of Democrats and Republicans, and what each party is doing in regards to climate change. Lastly, I will cover what is being done by businesses, governments, and individuals in the world to combat climate change, and provide possible solutions, including the use of renewable energies to solve this problem.

The problem with some environmentalist is putting nature before God. Rich Deem stated that, “Many Christians have reacted against the environmental movement, probably because of the tendency by many environmentalists not only to protect the earth and its creatures, but to actually worship the creation instead of the creator” (2009). In the Bible, Exodus 20:3-4 say, “You must not have any other god but me. You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea” (NLT). Anything or anybody that is worship or placed before God is considered an idol. True believing Christians has a problem with environmentalists that believe the environment is the reason why we have life. The world