The environment is a topic of importance for all of the Christian religions. Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants can all agree on one main thing, that the earth is God’s creation and we should treat it properly. The issue with the environment arose in the 1960s and 1970s when environmental issues and disasters had been taking place like the smog covering big cities like New York City or Los Angeles. Along with that there was a spread of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapon testing over the Midwest, and pesticides contaminated agricultural products. Of course the world’s environment only continues to get worse because of the lack of biodegradable products therefore finding places to dump the materials like rivers and land,
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Over 1,000 Protestant pastors were interviewed by LifeWay, a Christian research group, revolving on the main question on their belief “I believe global warming is real and man made.” In response 43% of pastors agreed with the statement, while 54% disagree. It turns out for Protestants it’s less religion based but more instead if they are of a certain political party. Pastors that were Democrats made up 76% of the yes vote on whether global warming is real or man …show more content…
Other questions asked were if the Protestant church the pastor preached at had a recycling program, or if they reduced their carbon footprint, and how often do they speak on the environment in their church. In regards to recycling 67% do recycle in their church, however 51% disagree that they reduce their carbon footprint and in speaking on the environment only 39% of pastors even mention it once or a couple times per year. So although it is not a major concern now through research it is shown that the Protestant church becomes more aware of the environment every year according to the research studies done. The Orthodox Church and the Environmental Movement was written by Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff in April 1994. The paper speaks on the effect the Eastern Orthodox church has had on the environment and the importance of continuing to protect the environment. Theokritoff speaks on four main issues, man and his environment, why they need to save the earth, the global village of the environment, and the way to carry out having a better future in the standpoint of the
Over 1,000 Protestant pastors were interviewed by LifeWay, a Christian research group, revolving on the main question on their belief “I believe global warming is real and man made.” In response 43% of pastors agreed with the statement, while 54% disagree. It turns out for Protestants it’s less religion based but more instead if they are of a certain political party. Pastors that were Democrats made up 76% of the yes vote on whether global warming is real or man …show more content…
Other questions asked were if the Protestant church the pastor preached at had a recycling program, or if they reduced their carbon footprint, and how often do they speak on the environment in their church. In regards to recycling 67% do recycle in their church, however 51% disagree that they reduce their carbon footprint and in speaking on the environment only 39% of pastors even mention it once or a couple times per year. So although it is not a major concern now through research it is shown that the Protestant church becomes more aware of the environment every year according to the research studies done. The Orthodox Church and the Environmental Movement was written by Dr. Elizabeth Theokritoff in April 1994. The paper speaks on the effect the Eastern Orthodox church has had on the environment and the importance of continuing to protect the environment. Theokritoff speaks on four main issues, man and his environment, why they need to save the earth, the global village of the environment, and the way to carry out having a better future in the standpoint of the