{"id":4017,"date":"2009-01-06T12:53:32","date_gmt":"2009-01-06T18:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4017"},"modified":"2017-09-19T19:41:24","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T23:41:24","slug":"30-passionate-arguments-for-faith-based-environmental-protection-the-sierra-clubs-holy-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/30-passionate-arguments-for-faith-based-environmental-protection-the-sierra-clubs-holy-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Passionate Arguments for Faith-Based Environmental Protection: the Sierra Club’s “Holy Ground”"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n “From the time the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made. They can clearly see his invisible qualities — his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God.” (Romans I: 20)<\/p>\n “Have you not seen how God sets forth a parable? A good word is like a good tree whose roots are firm and whose branches reach heaven. It gives its fruit during every season, by leaves of its Lord. And God sets forth parables to people that they may remember.” (Al-Qur’an I4: 24-25)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAs you likely know, people of faith and environmentalists don’t always see eye-to-eye. The narratives of faith and the green movement can seem to diverge pretty widely at points, and members of both sides have often viewed the other with suspicion and distrust. In recent years, though, we’ve seen efforts by both groups to “reach across the aisle,” and the development of concepts like “creation care,” which attempt to bridge religious beliefs with environmental concerns.<\/h3>\n