Wednesday, June 10, 2015

IN the NEWS - Orthodox turning to mother earth

Who changed the truth of God into a lie,
and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator,
Romans 1:25
The Orthodox seem to be spending resources, like the Pope, on promoting the GREEN Gospel rather than the Biblical Gospel.
"Patriarch Bartholomew will host the second Halki Summit in Heybeliada, Turkey. The summit, to be held June 8-10, is a gathering of activists, scientists, journalists, business leaders, theologians, and academics engaging and working across intellectual boundaries to bring the global environmental discussion to a new and richer place. Halki Summit II, organized by Ecumenical Patriarchate and Southern New Hampshire University, will focus on Theology, Ecology, and the Word: A Conversation on the Environment, Literature and the
Arts.” Summit participants will discuss the relationship between nature and art.
Any real chance of reversing climate change and the depletion of the earth’s resources requires a change in values and belief systems,” said Fr. John Chryssavgis. This gathering seeks to bring that dimension of culture change more firmly into the larger international dialogue on sustainability. Our hope is that the participants will leave resolved to include the ethical and spiritual dimension of environmental sustainability in their work going forward.”
Following a pioneering legacy of international and interfaith gatherings, this second summit builds upon a successful first event held in 2012, which featured primatologist Jane Goodall, activist Bill McKibben, and scientist Amory Lovins." GR


Who are:::?:::?
Bill McKibben---
Bill McKibben is an author, environmentalist, and activist.  In 1988 he wrote The End of Nature, the first book for a common audience about global warming.  He is a co-founder and Senior Advisor at 350.org, an international climate campaign that works in 188 countries around the world.
Jane Goodall---
...an English primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 55-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees.
Amory Lovins---
Amory Lovins is an American physicist, environmental scientist, writer, and Chairman/Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. He has worked in the field of energy policy and related areas.