Christians for a Greener World
A common stereotype in the US is that Christians are conservative, and people who care about the environment are atheist liberals, or at least non-Christian. In fact, however, there are thousands of Christians worldwide, even socially conservative ones, who are concerned about saving the environment. There are dozens of faith-based environmental activism groups worldwide. Even if there weren’t, the impressive social leverage and organization of churches is not to be underestimated as a way to change the world, so it should receive more attention.
This is a good article, discussing the different Christian groups that are environmentally progressive. Sometimes it’s easy to write off an entire group of people based on a small sect’s actions (like Bush’s fundamentalists). I’d encourage everyone to put aside these preconcieved notions and take another look at what a lot of these groups are saying. I know, in my experience, it took
some great friends to really turn my opinions around about the whole thing.
justinª