Operation Noah launched The Ash Wednesday Declaration on 22nd February 2012 at the start of the Christian season of Lent. The Declaration\, written by Operation Noah&rsquo\;s theology think tank\, challenges the church to realise that care for God&rsquo\;s creation &ndash\; and concern about climate change - is foundational to the Christian gospel and central to the church&rsquo\;s mission. \;
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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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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:20120523T154034Z 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.
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END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T154034Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120220T182600Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/taking-a-stand URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/taking-a-stand SUMMARY:Church magazine article\: Taking a stand DESCRIPTION:We have written an article about Operation Noah's Ash Wednesday Declaration that you may wish to use in your church magazine. You can also download two images to accompany the article.
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