{"id":2832,"date":"2008-03-21T15:33:59","date_gmt":"2008-03-21T21:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/2008\/03\/21\/no-easter-faith-without-environmentalism\/"},"modified":"2008-03-21T15:33:59","modified_gmt":"2008-03-21T21:33:59","slug":"no-easter-faith-without-environmentalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/no-easter-faith-without-environmentalism\/","title":{"rendered":"No Easter Faith Without Environmentalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"148988401_f6e24347a2.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/03\/148988401_f6e24347a2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"148988401_f6e24347a2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/03\/148988401_f6e24347a2.jpg\" width=\"248\" height=\"187\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>A handful of major religious institutions have made environmental statements recently. <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2008\/03\/18\/jesus-is-coming-look-busy\/\">The Vatican<\/a> added pollution to the list of the new seven deadly sins. <a href=\"http:\/\/ecoscraps.com\/2008\/03\/11\/the-bible-says-stop-global-warming\/\">Southern Baptists<\/a> compare destroying the planet to tearing pages out of the Bible. <a href=\"http:\/\/media.www.dailyutahchronicle.com\/media\/storage\/paper244\/news\/2008\/03\/14\/News\/Lds-Leaders.Were.Environmentalists.Experts.Say-3269848.shtml\">Mormons<\/a> are reminding followers that their original founders were early environmentalists.<\/p>\n<p>In light of these statements, Easter celebrators might want to reflect on how the story of Easter relates to the environment.<\/p>\n<p>Theologian Herman-Emiel Mertens writes,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Those who do not understand the link between the Easter message and ecological problems, do not understand anything of either. Environmentalism in itself is of course no utterance of Easter faith. Many non-Christians are concerned about this. That is only right and proper. A monopolizing of these earthly cares by Christians is out of the question. There is environmentalism without Easter faith, but no Easter faith without environmentalism.&#8221; (<em>Not the Cross, but the Crucified<\/em>, 207)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Easter is, at its core, a very deep holiday about overcoming violence brought on by institutional structures. That is the power of Christ&#8217;s resurrection. The holiday is a display of active hope. It&#8217;s the enjoyment of a spring afternoon with family and friends in anticipation of a springlike renewal for the environment. Active hope is celebration that motivates creative action for a peaceful future.<\/p>\n<p>What I like about Green Options Media is that every article written is a display of active hope. What we are seeing in the blogosphere is a celebration of creativity in the face of a challenging situation.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: <a href=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/46\/148988401_f6e24347a2.jpg?v=0\">Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A handful of major religious institutions have made environmental statements recently. The Vatican added pollution to the list of the new seven deadly sins. 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