Tag: Religion - Page 6
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If Nothing Else Works, Pray for Lower Gas Prices
Jim Morrison said "When I was back there in seminary school, There was a person there Who put forth the proposition That you can petition the Lord with prayer. Petition the Lord with prayer. Petition the Lord with prayer. You cannot
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Environment Reading for People of the Book
They say that Jews are the People of the Book. If so, then every Jewish TreeHugger should consider aligning their religious values with the environment. Or is Judaism naturally environmentally friendly by default?
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The Vatican Declares Pollution One of the Most Deadly Modern Sins
Pollution and gene-manipulation are a few of the modern sins the Vatican suggests should be added to the traditional seven deadly sins, after last week’s training seminar for priests in Rome, held to encourage the practice of confession again. “Thou
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Most Huggable: Food Safety and Animal Welfare, What's a Watt?, Seed-Saving + More
Here's a downer of a question: should food safety and livestock welfare be separate issues?
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Most Huggable: Ed Begley's New Book, Global Warming and Wine, A Virtual Eco-Trip Around the World + More
Take a look behind the cover of the new book by actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr. called Living Like Ed: A Guide to the Eco-Friendly Life.
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Fair Trade Man Becomes Low Carbon Man - Moves Into a Car Park
Fair Trade Man, aka Ben Clowney, hit the headlines last year by eating nothing but fair trade products for two weeks. Such efforts should not be confused with Mr Clowney's fellow Brit Ethical Man and his explorations of composting his own corpse, nor
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Zen and the Art of Dumpster Diving
We have discussed dumpster diving before; one person's garbage is another person's useful stuff, and we are so quick to throw things away. According to Andrew Revkin, a Zen Buddhist Temple in Ann Arbor, Michigan has taken it
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The Green Bible. No Really, The Green Bible.
Hallelujah! Coming soon to an eco-hotel nightstand near you: a greener Bible. Christian publishing company Thomas Nelson Inc. announced today that it has just come out with the first FSC-certified Bible. With many church
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September 1: Eastern Orthodox Earth Day and The Green Patriarch
Since 1989, every September 1st (the beginning of the ecclesiastical calendar) has been designated as a day of prayer for "the protection of the environment" throughout the Eastern Orthodox Church consisting of some 300 million Christians worldwide.
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A Greener Ganesh
An age-old tradition of molding Ganesh idols out of clay is being revived just in time for Ganesh Chaturthi, or the Ganesh Festival, which takes place on Sept. 15 this year.
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A Time To Laugh And A Time To Cry
We know, we know: TreeHuggers don’t dwell on environmental doom and gloom. We are modern, we are hip & we are environmentally responsible. Say it again! But every so often, we just need to cry. We put on a Tori Amos album, curl up in a ball in our
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The Green Bishop?
Richard Chartres, the 132nd Bishop of London, is one of the Church of England’s most outspoken members on climate change issues. We recently featured news of his personal attempts to cut his own carbon emissions, but how is his fast progressing? The
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Pope Says 'Respect Creation'
At a Vatican conference on climate change yesterday, the pope said that people need to "respect creation", stating that he believed it was against God's will to abuse the environment. Whatever your stance on religion, it's great when leaders talk about
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Going Green on Palm Sunday with "Eco-Palms"
TreeHugger has been pleased to see more and more stories about the connection between religion, the environment and conservation efforts, from Interfaith Power & Light screening climate change films to the Evangelical
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TreeHugger Radio: Al Gore Testifies, Young Muslims and Christians Find Common Ground, and The Ski Industry Gets Serious About the Environment
In this installment of TreeHugger Radio, Al Gore takes flak from some in the scientific community for potentially exaggerating aspects of the climate change issue. We ask TreeHugger correspondent Tim McGee in Los Angeles about the balance between
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Interfaith Walk for Climate Rescue Kicks Off in Northampton, MA
We've taken note of numerous efforts by faith communities to address the moral dimensions of environmental challenges. On Friday, March 16th, a group of 131 people representing a diverse array of religious belief -- Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Catholics
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Falwell to Arms: Christians Being Duped by Global Warming?
Just as evangelical representatives, including bishops from the Catholic Church, are drawing attention to climate-change issues, right-wing preacher Jerry Falwell is decrying global warming as "Satan's attempt to redirect the church's primary focus" from
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TH Interview: Clif Bar Sets Out to "Save Our Snow" with World Champion Freeskier Alison Gannett
Last week Clif Bar launched a new tour for the winter called the Save Our Snow (S.O.S.) Winter Roadrip. Using a vegetable oil powered, environmentally-friendly RV, the Roadtrip will visit ski resorts throughout North America to inform and inspire
