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Stewardshipof ofthe theEarth Earthcontinued continued Stewardship Continued: …As new as it is, no one can know what the future of religious environmentalism will be. All attempts to deal with the environmental crisis are hampered by economic globalization, addictive consumerism and widespread political passivity. Yet as a crucial institution of civil society, poised between government and the family, religion can play a potent role in any social struggle. For many people in the U.S. and throughout the world, religion is source of inspiration and a beacon of moral authority. Of course most religious people are not environmentalists. But, many could argue, not that many secular people are either—at least in the sense of working hard to save the planet. And religious environmentalism has already made a real difference. If nothing else, says Hadar Suskind, Washington representative of the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, “People don’t wonder what the environment has to do with being Jewish any more.” In similar terms Walt Grazer, director of the U.S. Council of Catholic Bishops eco-justice task force, says: “We’ve helped people realize that caring for the environment is part of your religious faith as a believer…a way to say ‘yes,’ to say ‘thank you,’ to God.”
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