Saturday, October 23, 2021

IN the NEWS - Green Religion causing Mental Illness in Youth

For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.
2 Corinthians 7:10 ESV

"Philippine climate justice activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan pauses briefly
before admitting her distress in a video posted on Twitter. “I grew up being afraid of drowning in my own bedroom,” 23-year-old Tan says, “because of the typhoons and the floods that would ravage my home year after year, getting more and more intense”. Above the video is a call to action, a plea to battle climate anxiety
The American Psychological Association (APA) defines climate (or eco-) anxiety as a “chronic fear of environmental doom”. .....And while anyone can feel anxious about climate change, young people ages 16-25 are particularly vulnerable, according to an investigation recently published in The Lancet medica journal." France24