Interfaith Power & Light Campaign – Action Center

COMPLETED: Thanks for your support on the Interfaith Declaration on the Moral Responsibility of the U.S. Government to Address Global Warming

Thanks for stopping by. This action item has successfully concluded with over 600 religious leaders making their voice heard. We will be posting a new action item shortly. Original signatories include:

Dr. David G. Hallman, Advisor, Climate Change Programme, The World Council of Churches

John H. Thomas, General Minister and President, United Church of Christ

Dr. Ingrid Matteson, President, Dr. Sayyid Syeed, National Director, Islamic Society of North America

The Rev. Dr. Joel C. Hunter, Board of Directors, National Association of Evangelicals, Northland Church, Orlando, Florida

Most Reverend Harry J. Flynn, D.D., Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Roman Catholic

The Most Rev. Dr. Katherine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop, The Episcopal Church

Jim Winkler, General Secretary, The United Methodist Church - General Board of Church and Society

Rabbi David Saperstein, Director and Counsel, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Bishop Earl McCloud, Office of Ecumenical & Urban Affairs, African Methodist Episcopal Church

The Rev. Sally Bingham, Environmental Minister, Grace Cathedral, President, The Regeneration Project+Interfaith Power and Light

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This is an historic moment when Jews, Christians, and Muslims stand together in solidarity with a shared sense of moral purpose on global warming. We accept the overwhelming scientific evidence which forecasts extreme consequences for the Earth and all its inhabitants if we fail to act. We support each other as we take leadership in our distinctive religions to address this challenge to all of humankind.

Each of our diverse traditions has a common concern for creation. The Hebrew Bible calls us to "till and to keep" the garden. The Koran declares that God created the Earth in balance, and that human beings are the trustees of creation. Christians, too, are challenged to be stewards of the garden and to love our neighbors. All of our traditions call us to serve and protect the poor and vulnerable. And it is the world's poor, who contribute the least to this problem, who will suffer the most from global warming.

Our Earth is in great peril. We cannot risk the consequences of inaction. Recognizing that human beings are largely responsible for creating this problem we stand together as brothers and sisters dedicated to finding solutions.

Global warming is not just a political and economic issue. It is a moral and spiritual issue that calls for leadership from faith communities. Therefore, we are mobilizing a religious force that will persuade our legislators to take immediate action to curb greenhouse gases. We believe that placing science-based, mandatory limits on greenhouse emissions is one of the most effective ways to reverse the warming trend. These limits can be achieved in ways that will stimulate the economy, encourage technological innovation, and lift up the poor. We can begin by investing in renewable energy, embracing an ethic of conservation, and prioritizing a healthy environment.

Today we stand together as a religious force for change. We have seen the truth and must declare it. Global warming is real, it is human-induced, and we have the responsibility to act. We will work together in an historic effort to pave the way for a cultural change in America. And while recognizing our differences, we agree on a call to action. We stand together with a shared purpose: a reverence for life.

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