This chapter spoke about the influence of religious leaders and how this can be used to make us all aware of the environmental problems going on. What was interesting was the fact that the factors of consumerism such as wealth and possesiveness are things many religious leaders warn their congregation about because it is as if serving a false god. Things religious traditions can do to help the environment include:
- Educate about the environment
- Educate about consumerism
- Educate about investments
- Express the sacredness of the natural world in liturgies and rituals
- Reclaim forgotten assets
Though there are religious rituals, we take part in consumer rituals also. For example, the amount of money spent on weddings, funerals, bar/bat mitzvahs and even quincaneras is outrageous.
-Christie ♥
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