Sherkat and Ellison (2007) used the GSS, a survey that… , to discover links between religious beliefs and lived attitudes toward the environment. This study used responses from the GSS to develop answers to a multidimensional question, which sought to discover the effect of religious affiliations on beliefs that environmental issues are significant, willingness to give up things as an individual for the good of the earth, whether they participate in activities that are in support of the environment, and the likelihood to participate in environmental activism.
This study discovered answers to their questions through the data they collected. First, they found that individuals who identified as religious were less likely to believe in the seriousness …show more content…
The researchers also found that although activism within environmental issues was practiced among many church-going people, political activism was almost nonexistent among more traditional religious people. The findings can appear contradictory at times, but most of the data showed that traditional religious practices had a negative impact on beliefs about environmental responsibility.
Morrison, Duncan, and Parton (2015) researched the role of religious beliefs on environmental attitudes as well. They studied individuals in four major faith traditions, and asked about their conceptions about global warming, or climate change, in particular. They used a random sample of about 2,000 Australians, but narrowed down the sample to exclude those who did not fall into one of the four denominations being studied, and of those who the researchers believe spent too little time answering the survey, skewing the honesty of their answers. The denominations studied included Christian literalists, a group consisting of Baptist, …show more content…
Almost every single participant of her survey said that they believed in the sanctity of the natural world through their their beliefs in pagan ideas about nature. In addition, almost all participants stated that the healing of the natural world was a part of the spiritual practices that they individually followed. Oboler established that the inviolability of the earth not only guided the environmentalist actions of the Pagan community, it was one of the most significant beliefs that pagans held. In her interviews, she found that many Pagans believed that their connection to the earth enriched the practice of their other pagan spiritual beliefs, rather than their other spiritual beliefs causing them to be environmentally conscious. They also had a sense of moral obligation to be an environmentalist due to their spiritual beliefs. Pagans also would hold each other accountable for being environmentally conscious because it was such a widespread part of their spiritual practices. When compared to the Gallup Poll, a survey indicative of opinions held by the general public, there were many notable differences between the opinion of the general population, and Pagan opinion, in both attitudes respondents claimed to have, and actions they took towards the protection of the environment. Pagans were more likely than the general population to be activists, to participate in local
This study discovered answers to their questions through the data they collected. First, they found that individuals who identified as religious were less likely to believe in the seriousness …show more content…
The researchers also found that although activism within environmental issues was practiced among many church-going people, political activism was almost nonexistent among more traditional religious people. The findings can appear contradictory at times, but most of the data showed that traditional religious practices had a negative impact on beliefs about environmental responsibility.
Morrison, Duncan, and Parton (2015) researched the role of religious beliefs on environmental attitudes as well. They studied individuals in four major faith traditions, and asked about their conceptions about global warming, or climate change, in particular. They used a random sample of about 2,000 Australians, but narrowed down the sample to exclude those who did not fall into one of the four denominations being studied, and of those who the researchers believe spent too little time answering the survey, skewing the honesty of their answers. The denominations studied included Christian literalists, a group consisting of Baptist, …show more content…
Almost every single participant of her survey said that they believed in the sanctity of the natural world through their their beliefs in pagan ideas about nature. In addition, almost all participants stated that the healing of the natural world was a part of the spiritual practices that they individually followed. Oboler established that the inviolability of the earth not only guided the environmentalist actions of the Pagan community, it was one of the most significant beliefs that pagans held. In her interviews, she found that many Pagans believed that their connection to the earth enriched the practice of their other pagan spiritual beliefs, rather than their other spiritual beliefs causing them to be environmentally conscious. They also had a sense of moral obligation to be an environmentalist due to their spiritual beliefs. Pagans also would hold each other accountable for being environmentally conscious because it was such a widespread part of their spiritual practices. When compared to the Gallup Poll, a survey indicative of opinions held by the general public, there were many notable differences between the opinion of the general population, and Pagan opinion, in both attitudes respondents claimed to have, and actions they took towards the protection of the environment. Pagans were more likely than the general population to be activists, to participate in local