Canadian climate change activists are disappointed\, although hardly surprised\, by the negative position taken by the Canadian government at the Durban meetings in December 2011\, reports Lynn McDonald.
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Is climate change an issue which touches the very heart of faith\, or is it something we can politely agree to disagree about?
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Below is one approach that you could take.
1. Find one or two people who care either about the issue or for you\, preferably both\, and work together on the following\:
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T153329Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120218T093600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/psalm-8 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/psalm-8 SUMMARY:A meditation on Psalm 8 DESCRIPTION:Psalm 8 is a song of praise to God the Creator. \;The overwhelming nature of the poet&rsquo\;s experience of God&rsquo\;s glory in creation helps him to a right understanding of his own place within God&rsquo\;s creation.
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Dr John Bimson of Trinity College\, Bristol\, reflects on this passage from Job and its challenge to our anthropocentric view of the world.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T153329Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120218T111500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/justice-human-flourishing URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/justice-human-flourishing SUMMARY: Justice and human flourishing DESCRIPTION:A Bible study on justice and human flourishing.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T153329Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120218T114100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/listen-to-prophets URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/listen-to-prophets SUMMARY: Listen to the Prophets! DESCRIPTION:Among our modern-day prophets are James Hansen of NASA\, who states\: 'The blame\, if we fail to stand up and demand a change of course\, will fall on us\, the current generation of adults. Our parents honestly did not know that their actions could harm future generations. We\, the current generation\, can only pretend that we did not know.' This article outlines some of the many clear introductions to the science of human-induced climate change.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T153329Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120218T120200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/economic-justice URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/economic-justice SUMMARY:Some perspectives on economic justice DESCRIPTION:Quotations on climate change and economic justice from economists\, theologians and politicians.
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