(ChurchLeaders) Although the pandemic has forced many celebrations of Earth Day 2020 to move online, faith leaders and Christian organizations are championing various initiatives to conserve resources and preserve the planet. On this 50th anniversary of what’s become the world’s largest civic observance, people of faith are publicizing environmental concerns while attempting to change attitudes.
Meanwhile, research shows that U.S. pastors’ perceptions of climate issues have been shifting. A breakdown of the results indicates that younger pastors, those with higher levels of education, and those from mainline denominations are more likely to believe that climate change is real and human-caused. More than three-quarters (78 percent) of African-American pastors agree with those ideas.