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Catholic nuns in Pa. build a chapel to block the path of a gas pipeline planned for their property

July 16, 2017
By Julie Zauzmer
Washington Post

COLUMBIA, Pa. — The end of the road, where the street suddenly stops and the towering wall of corn begins, always called out to Linda Fischer. She would pedal her bike there slowly as a child, back before they built any houses on the road, when it was just the cornstalks growing thick toward the sky. It was the silence she found...

Climate Change and the Significance of Religion

By Mike Hulme
Economic & Political Weekly
Vol. 52, Issue No. 28
July 15, 2017

China's Religious Revival Fuels Environmental Activism

July 12, 2017
By Javier C. Hernández
New York Times

MAO MOUNTAIN, China — Far from the smog-belching power plants of nearby cities, on a hillside covered in solar panels and blossoming magnolias, Yang Shihua speaks of the need for a revolution.

Media coverage of yesterday's chapel dedication

July 10, 2017
By Lori Ann Neumann
Lancaster Against Pipelines

Here’s a recap of the various media stories, local and national, that yesterday’s chapel dedication in Columbia garnered:

Frank Kummer at Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14:

“On July 7,...

Meet the nuns who are growing affordable organic produce in the heart of Brentwood

July 11, 2017
By Cecilia Dowd
FiOS1 News

BRENTWOOD — An organic farm run by the Sisters of St. Joseph Brentwood is cultivating fresh and affordable vegetables to a neighborhood in Long Island where you’d least expect it.

The expansive farmland raises radishes, Sicilian eggplant, zucchinis, and tomatoes on 27 acres of land without the use of chemicals or pesticides....

Chapel built in pipeline path dedicated by nuns, anti-pipeline group

July 9, 2017
By Steve Marroni
Penn Live

To the sisters, it’s more than an outdoor prayer chapel.

It’s a peaceful protest, and it’s their way of showing the land is sacred.

Lancaster Against Pipelines and the Adorers of the Blood of Christ order of Catholic nuns held a dedication ceremony this afternoon for a new outdoor prayer chapel on their land outside of...

Rivers do not have same rights as humans: India's top court

July 7, 2017
Phys.org

India’s sacred Ganges and Yamuna rivers cannot be considered “living entities”, the country’s top court ruled Friday, suspending an earlier order that granted them the same legal rights as humans.

The Supreme Court stayed a March order by a lower body that recognised the Ganges and its tributary the Yamuna as “legal persons” in an attempt to protect the...

Offering Moral Leadership, UCC Urges Clergy to 'Be Bold and Courageous' in Climate Fight

July 5, 2017
By Jessica Corbett
Common Dreams

 ‘The Earth is the Lord’s—Not Ours to Wreck,’ declares church document.

The United Church of Christ on Monday passed a resolution that calls on clergy to lead educational and legislative efforts to combat climate change, urging its...

United Church of Christ approves emergency resolution on climate change

July 4, 2017
By Lisa Wangsness
Boston Globe

The biennial national gathering of the United Church of Christ approved an emergency resolution on climate change Monday, denouncing President Trump’s plans to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord and urging the church to take action.

Web of Life: closing the circle

July 1, 2017
By Tracy L. Barnett
Global Sisters Report

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