{"id":8242,"date":"2018-09-06T15:49:58","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T22:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/?p=8242"},"modified":"2019-05-01T17:01:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-02T00:01:07","slug":"faith-groups-hope-to-make-carbon-fee-a-moral-and-spiritual-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthministry.org\/faith-groups-hope-to-make-carbon-fee-a-moral-and-spiritual-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith Groups Hope to Make Carbon Fee a Moral and Spiritual Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/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

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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

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