Policies related to the mining of natural resources and damming of rivers on indigenous lands have also led to changes in Native Americans’ religious practices.
God’s calls us to take care of the earth and we, through dominionistic theology influenced less by the Bible and more by selfishness, think the planet is ours to do with as we please, even when it is God’s and we are called to live in peace with it.
Most Americans say they feel a deep connection to the wider world.
But all that spiritual stargazing makes no difference in views about the facts of climate change and global warming, a new survey finds.
A report released this week shows a majority of pastors disagree global warming is real and man made.
When asked to respond to the statement: "I believe global warming is real and man made," 43 percent of pastors affirm the statement while 54 percent disagree.