{"id":31282,"date":"2023-06-26t07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-26t07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=31282"},"modified":"2023-06-26t19:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26t19:24:00","slug":"saving-planet-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/saving-planet-religion\/","title":{"rendered":"saving the planet through religion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

kolkata, india \u2013\u2013 miao ru dreams of being reborn in a \u201cpure land\u201d where she can find inner peace. when she closes her eyes, she sees a paradise containing bejeweled pavilions surrounded by lush trees, green ferns and pure, clean water covered with blooming lotuses. this is the western pure land created by the amitabha buddha, <\/span>one of the five primary spiritual guides in buddhism<\/span><\/a>, who sits in the middle of this ethereal land.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cthose beings who die, amitabha buddha says to them, \u2018i have this special place, this pure land. if you believe me, come and you can continue your practice here until you get enlightened,\u2019\u201d ru said. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ru believes it is important to create a pure land in the <\/span>sah\u0101<\/span><\/i> world, where people reside until they reach nirvana. since she became a buddhist over two decades ago, she has lived a simpler life: wearing a white temple uniform, keeping herself and her surroundings clean and being mindful of her place in the world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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miao ru at fo guang shan, kolkata on march 14, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

inside the fo guang shan temple in kolkata, the city folk can find a clean, peaceful space to reconnect with their inner selves. outside, people breathe in air that is <\/span>more than 13 times polluted<\/span><\/a> than the safety limits set by the world health organization. the muddy waters of the hooghly river, a tributary of the ganges that flows through the city, have such high levels of contamination that <\/span>fish struggle to stay alive<\/span><\/a>. surrounded by constant noise pollution and trash-lined streets, \u201c[people] have to fight to live, and so they may not be able to focus on their practice very well,\u201d ru said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

most modern religions believe it is essential to maintain a strong connection with the natural world. but with increasing environmental deterioration through human action, more frequent wildfires and natural disasters caused by the climate crisis, and deforestation and destruction of biodiversity, many religious organizations have made environmentalism a more urgent part of their agendas. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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the hooghly river in kolkata is one of the most polluted rivers in india. taken on march 9, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201coftentimes, there is this sense of doom and gloom, this sense of hopelessness around the issue,\u201d said tori goebel, national organizer for <\/span>young evangelicals for climate action<\/span><\/a>. \u201cbut faith communities can bring a sense of rootedness and hope to the climate space.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

for many who suffer from some level of eco-anxiety, faith-based environmental organizations offer a space where they can connect with like-minded individuals and engage in movements that build positive environmental change. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

according to the united nations environmental programme (unep), <\/span>hundreds of faith groups and religious leaders<\/span><\/a> from all over the world have engaged in faith-based climate action with the <\/span>faith for earth<\/span><\/a> initiative, which encourages faith groups to participate in the <\/span>unep 2030 sustainable development goals<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

eco-faith organizations promote climate action and environmentalism in many ways, such as emphasizing stewardship of the planet, building interconnectedness around solutions and advocating for environmental justice and human rights. these organizations influence systems at all levels: governments and politicians, communities, and finding individual hope to act on the climate crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mother earth, the birthplace of all religion<\/h2>\n\n\n
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a dog blessed with a sacred tilak sleeping outside the kalighat temple in kolkata on march 9, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

birendranath chaturvedi, a priest at the birla temple in kolkata, said that hinduism believes the world has three kinds of life forms: animals and humans, plants, and rocks. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

he shared a story from hindu mythology where in ancient times, mountains once had wings and would fly over the world. when they decided to sit and take a break, sometimes they would settle down on villages and crush the entire civilization. eventually, this angered lord indra, the hindu god of rain, who decided to cut their wings off to stop the destruction. \u201cthey can still move but not like they used to,\u201d chaturvedi said, giving an alternative religious explanation for the well-established scientific theory of plate tectonics.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

religion was born out of the need to explain the world around us. \u201cevery religion came out of nature in some way,\u201d said gopal patel, co-founder and director of bhumi global, an international hindu organization that promotes environmentalism. \u201cevery religion is steeped in stories about caring for the natural world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

biblical texts state that god had instructed noah to build an ark to protect the world\u2019s biodiversity from the great flood. in hindu mythology, a powerful ruler named harishchandra protects a sacred grove from being cut down by a woodcutter at the cost of his kingdom and personal well-being.  hundreds of stories in buddhist texts contain moral lessons about the natural world that build an interconnected relationship with nature. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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inside the sri parswanath jain temple in kolkata on march 11, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

today, most major religions have evolved into more human-centric philosophies. but many faiths in the world  still pray to entities deeply rooted in nature, like shintoism in japan, jainism in india and many tribal religions from all over the world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cour faith respects and preserves all living beings,\u201d said rakesh mehta, a jain priest in kolkata. he said that jains are taught to dissolve any leftover food in their plates with water and drink it. \u201cwe avoid wasting any food and prevent insects from sitting on plates and dying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mehta believes capitalism and industrial development have increased access to resources, which \u201creduces value for resources and promotes bad habits,\u201d which often lead to unsustainable practices. he blames this change in value systems for the extreme amount of pollution in the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

to him, this spiritual crisis creates all other kinds of crises. \u201cnature is part of god\u2019s power but our tendency has become to exploit,\u201d he said. \u201cwe shouldn\u2019t just protect nature because we want to survive. it is our act of service towards god\u2019s creation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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a worker making mosaics at the calcutta jain temple out of broken glass on march 9, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

taking political action<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

environmentalist dahlia rockowitz sees the climate crisis as a jewish issue. as the washington director of dayenu, an organization that mobilizes the american jewish community \u201c<\/span>to confront the climate crisis with spiritual audacity and bold political action<\/span><\/a>,\u201d she aims to root the climate crisis in the jewish spirit, tradition and text.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cthe jewish people, the ancient israelites, have faced existential threats before and have survived and thrived,\u201d she said. \u201cwe continue to build a jewish community, and an american community at large, that has the moral courage and strength to confront the climate crisis through spiritual adaptation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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like many other religions, judaism has several common phrases that reflect a deep connection with nature. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

dayenu\u2019s approach to spiritual adaptation involves workshops on confronting the climate crisis with hope, finding comfort in the climate crisis through arts and music, and reflections on biblical teachings through an eco-conscious lens via a religious document called the <\/span>climate torah<\/span><\/a>.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

rockowitz believes environmental justice cannot be achieved without political action. according to a <\/span>2022 poll<\/span><\/a> by the national survey of jewish voters, almost a third of jewish voters ranked climate change as the top issue that the biden administration should focus on, followed closely by voting rights and the economy.  <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

so, just before the 2022 midterm elections, dayenu organized the <\/span>chutzpah 2022<\/span><\/a> campaign, a non-partisan effort with the <\/span>environmental voter project<\/span><\/a> to \u201celevate climate as an election issue.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cwe called on candidates to commit to climate action,\u201d rockowitz said. \u201ca member of congress actually read from some of our climate torah commentary during the debate in congress around the inflation reduction act,\u201d referring to the <\/span>congressional speech<\/span><\/a> by sen. ben cardin (d-md.).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

religious institutions around the world have combined assets worth trillions of dollars, significant portions of which have been invested in fossil fuels. dayenu and a number of faith-based environmental organizations around the world have been encouraging banks, politicians and religious institutions to disinvest from fossil fuels. <\/span>operation noah<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>christian climate action<\/span><\/a> are two major faith-based environmental organizations in the united kingdom that have led political campaigns for the divestment movement.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cwe\u2019ve got a number of bishops and dioceses in the church of england and the catholic church who have agreed to get their pension funds out of fossil fuels,\u201d said mike mullins, a member of christian climate action, a community of environmentally-minded christians in london. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

christian climate action has also campaigned against two major banks that have invested heavily in fossil fuels, <\/span>barclays<\/span><\/a> and hsbc. in the past year, both banks have either agreed to <\/span>tighten new lending projects<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>divest from fossil fuels completely<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

operation noah conducts an annual <\/span>global divestment campaign<\/span><\/a> that many organizations from around the world participate in. cameron conant, a board member of operation noah, said the constant pressure by faith groups on churches in the united kingdom has proven to be a success: almost all churches in the country have almost entirely divested from fossil fuels.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[faith-based communities] shape how people think, what they do, what they value,\u201d he said. \u201cthe climate crisis is a moral problem. it is actually an ethical problem, and faith groups are really well placed to address this moral and ethical issue of our time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

one of the major goals of operation noah is to mobilize people towards putting pressure on corporations and governments to stick to net-zero emissions goals. conant believes that to achieve these goals, the climate issue needs to be framed as nonpartisan. \u201cyou can be a conservative or a libertarian or a liberal, but if the air pollution on your road is really bad\u2026 that\u2019s a problem whatever your political philosophy is. we need to do something about it as a community, because children should be able to live on a road that’s not really polluted,\u201d he said. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

for mullins, faith groups must take a part in climate politics. \u201ci would say [the church not being involved in politics] is a travesty because politics is about people. politics is about justice. and what is justice? justice is love in the public arena and christianity is fundamentally about love,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

engaging communities <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

tori goebel believes that caring for all of god\u2019s creation is a key part of christian philosophy. she grew up in a church where she was taught to care for the downtrodden members of society, but it was not until she went to college that she realized climate change harms less privileged communities. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201ci began to be confused about why i hadn\u2019t seen christians engaging in this issue, because for me, i saw this deeply connecting to my faith, to the values i grew up with,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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most american christians do not believe that climate change is caused by human action, but the root of that belief lies in political ideology and not religion. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

goebel decided to get a masters degree in environmental law and policy and currently works as the spokesperson for the <\/span>young evangelicals for climate action (yeca)<\/span><\/a>, an organization that serves \u201cto equip, empower, and catalyze young christians to love god and love our neighbors through bold, wholehearted, and faithful climate action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cwe can\u2019t follow christ and live out our calling to love god and love our neighbors without acting on climate change. faith is really our key motivator,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

yeca has taken several initiatives to promote climate action, including rallies on capitol hill and other political action around the bipartisan infrastructure deal and <\/span>inflation reduction act<\/span><\/a> that raises awareness within young christians to hold leaders accountable. but one of their most important initiatives is to engage churches \u201cto live more fully into our faith\u201d and \u201ctake action on climate and caring for the environment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

goebel believes that faith groups can act as \u201ctrusted messengers\u201d when it comes to reaching audiences who find it difficult to engage in climate discourse. \u201cit can be challenging to change our mind about something\u2026[faith-based organizations create] a community in a space for [people] to meet other people and to create plans to kind of change that and influence their own community,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

faith-based communities encourage taking even the smallest levels of climate action to be a part of positive change. <\/span>bhumi global<\/span><\/a> has organized several <\/span>\u201cgreening\u201d campaigns<\/span><\/a> in indian temples to reduce pollution in their communities. the <\/span>indian youth climate network<\/span><\/a> worked on a composting project with the united nations to reduce food waste in and around temples. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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polluted water flowing into the sewer at kalighat temple, kolkata on march 11, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

some organizations have thought of creative ways to engage the community. for example the <\/span>buddha\u2019s light international association (blia)<\/span><\/a> organizes a global initiative called the <\/span>vegrun<\/span><\/a>, which are marathons intended to promote vegetarianism. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

according to miao ru, there are multiple benefits to the program. \u201crunning makes you healthy. being vegetarian helps protect the environment and also helps raise awareness about the environment. but it also helps raise compassion. all of that is something we emphasize,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

these marathons also allow the organization to give back to less privileged communities while promoting climate action. in africa, students from low-income families are encouraged to participate in exchange for five kilograms of rice. \u201cso at the same time, we are promoting environmentalism and vegetarianism and we are doing charity,\u201d ru said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

finding hope and inner peace <\/h2>\n\n\n
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inside fo guang shan, kolkata on march 14, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

growing up in a small town in indonesia, miao ru found herself in a family devoid of love. she struggled to find meaning in her life and as a teenager, attempted suicide in a room full of people. as she moved through early adulthood, finding a job in a factory in jakarta, she soon found people who connected her with buddhism.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201ca current passed through my spine,\u201d she said, describing her first time in a buddhist temple, listening to the verses. \u201cby the third time, i knew i had found my religion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ru says one of the fundamental beliefs of buddhism is the idea that individuals and nature are one, a relationship between \u201cthe formed and the formless.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cthe outside environment influences the inside environment and makes it better, and then you have the motivation to make the outer world better,\u201d she said. \u201cit is a circle that you have to work on continuously.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

according to the <\/span>pew research center<\/span><\/a>, more than 80% of people in the world identify with a religion. by connecting climate discourse with faith and religious philosophies, more people can be mobilized towards acting on the climate crisis.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cwe have all these teachings of how to live in balance or harmony with the natural world,\u201d patel said. \u201cbut the real issue is to learn how to apply these concepts and principles in the world today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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indian sculpturor and artist mala paul prides herself on making religious idols out of mud and fibreglass. aware of the impact idol immersions can have on aquatic life, she only uses sustainable materials. “ganga is our mother. she too needs to breathe,” she said. taken on march 10, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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religious idols made sustainably out of locally sourced mud, bamboo and straw in kolkata on march 9, 2023. (shreya agrawal\/usc)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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shreya agrawal is a recent graduate of the university of southern california annenberg school for communication and journalism. this article was written as her capstone project for her master’s degree and can be viewed in its original form here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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