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<\/a>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 \u201ccan bring a moral and spiritual voice to the policy that speaks of it in a different language than parts per million\u201d and colleagues at Seattle First Baptist Church share why their community has endorsed the initiative.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Faith Groups Hope to Make Carbon Fee a Moral and Spiritual Choice<\/h1>\n
By Hallie Golden<\/p>\n
Crosscut<\/em><\/p>\n September 5, 2018<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n \u201cGod’s creation and Earth’s ecosystems are crying out for long-term solutions for a changing climate,\u201d the announcement said. \u201cInitiative 1631 is an excellent first step towards creating a healthy and homegrown energy future.\u201d (continued…)<\/p>\n To read the full article from Crosscut click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u201ccan bring a moral and spiritual voice to the policy that speaks of… <\/p>\n