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Statements from Faith Traditions on Creation Care

National Council of Churches
God's Mandate http://www.nccecojustice.org/
Catholic
US Catholic Bishop's Statement on Global Warming http://www.nccbuscc.org/sdwp/international/globalclimate.htm
Episcopal
Minnesota Episcopal Environmental Commission http://www.env-steward.com/
Jewish
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life
Policy Statement - http://www.coejl.org/action/ep_epp0804.shtml
United Church of Christ
UCC Statement on Global Climate Change http://www.webofcreation.org/ncc/statements/ucc.html
Presbyterian
Presbyterians for Restoring Creation http://www.prcweb.org/
Unitarian Universalist
Study Action Issue - Global Warming http://www.uuaspp.org/sppwarming.html
Evanglical Lutheran Church in America
ELCA Social Statements on Environmental Stewardship and Global Climate Change:
Environment (Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice) http://www.elca.org/socialstatements/environment/
Economic Life (Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All) http://www.elca.org/socialstatements/economiclife/
Other sites within the ELCA's Division for Church in Society: http://www.elca.org/dcs/epr/environment/envindex.html http://www.elca.org/dcs/epr/environment/issues/globalwarming.html
New! Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson signs statement, May 2004. "Earth's Climate Embraces Us All: A Plea from Religion and Science for Action on Global Climate Change."
The full text can be found at www.nrpe.org or go to: http://www.nrpe.org/climate_letter.pdf
ELCA Environmental Audit Guide http://www.elca.org/dcs/epr/environment/pdf/envaudit.pdf
LENS homepage (Lutheran Earthkeeping Network of the Synods): http://www.webofcreation.org/lens/index.html
NCC's Eco-Justice Homepage (the ELCA is part of the National Council of Churches of Christ and therefore part of their Eco-Justice program) http://www.nccecojustice.org/ (Click on "Climate and Energy" for a number of faith-based resources such as "Cry of Creation: An Interfaith Study Guide on Global Warming")
"Parish as Model: Buildings and Grounds" by David Rhoads professor at Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago http://www.webofcreation.org/Building-and-grounds/model.html
David Rhoads, M.Div., Ph.D., is Professor of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. He is the faculty advisor for the LSTC Green Zone at LSTC.
Web of Creation: Global Warming http://www.webofcreation.org/advocacy/globalwarming/GlobalWarming.htm