Christian Responses To Environmetal Issues Flashcards
1
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Issues today
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- Climate Change
- Pollution
- De-Forestation
2
Q
Lent
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Some give up something they like e.g. Chocolate and limit exploitation and give money to charity like CAFOD which helps third world countries. More than 1 in 5 adults take part in U.K.
3
Q
Chico Mendes
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He used non violence to try and stop deforestation in a part of the Amazon and was murdered
4
Q
Modify their lifestyle
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- Buy fair trade goods
- Recycle
- Do not waste food
- Manage their carbon footprint
- Support CAFOD, Christian Aid
- Join conservation organisation such as Greenpeace and WWF e.g. In 2009 it secured a future for 6 major marine hotspots
5
Q
Noah’s Flood
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God flooded the world when man had misused it and this should be a warning to Christians and as a modern day equivalent is global warming