‘I have grandchildren who are going to walk this Earth, and I cannot let them go through what is now happening.’ Photo: by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
Laws of nature: Jo Flanagan says Quakers should support a change
‘Today’s laws do not protect nature and they do not protect those who defend nature.’
by Jo Flanagan
11th August 2023
It is high time that those of us who form faith groups addressed the destruction of nature. To this end a report has been published, offering Buddhist, Islamic, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Christian-Pacific and Indigenous Sámi and Vodun perspectives on the urgent need for an ecocide law. ‘Faith Voices for Ecocide Law’ has been written by eminent theologians and indigenous wisdom keepers, and edited by the ecologist Pella Thiel.
