Earth Ministry/WAIPL and our members have been hard at work supporting Initiative 1631. In this article, Senior Campaign Strategist Jessie Dye talks about how the faith community “can bring a moral and spiritual voice to the policy that speaks of it in a different language than parts per million” and colleagues at Seattle First Baptist Church share why their community has endorsed the initiative.

 

Faith Groups Hope to Make Carbon Fee a Moral and Spiritual Choice

By Hallie Golden

Crosscut

September 5, 2018

Every week, Seattle First Baptist Church sends an online newsletter to hundreds of its parishioners. A recent edition included announcements of the kind one might expect: a get-to-know-your-pastor event; a book discussion; a school supplies drive. But in one key section, the church broke with the usual to endorse a highly anticipated state ballot initiative that would place a fee on carbon emissions.

“God’s creation and Earth’s ecosystems are crying out for long-term solutions for a changing climate,” the announcement said. “Initiative 1631 is an excellent first step towards creating a healthy and homegrown energy future.” (continued…)

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