The Great Warming Call to Action

Last updated on: August 16, 2012 at 3:17 pm by Eric Sapp

The Great Warming Call to Action 2012-08-16T15:17:39-06:00 Eric Sapp

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How often do you see leaders from the Christian Coalition, National

Association of Evangelicals, the Civil Rights Movement, and Tony Campolo
all agree about policy priorities in this country?

How often do you see leaders from the Christian Coalition, National
Association of Evangelicals, the Civil Rights Movement, and Tony
Campolo all agree about policy priorities in this country? Well, no
one actually saw it today since it was a teleconference, but this
morning four prominent Christian leaders all joined together to talk to
national media (and a ton tuned in to listen!) about the importance of
environmental stewardship. The teleconference was part of The Great Warming's Call to Action (of which faithfuldemocrats is a part) and was an effort to draw attention to a Statement on Climate Change
that has been signed by an unlikely coalition of religious, scientific,
political, and cultural (by that I mean movie stars) leaders.

Among hundreds of others,
signatories include: Rev. Dr. Joel Hunter (President of the Christian
Coalition), Rev. Jim Wallis, Ted Turner, Helen Hunt, John Podesta,
Chevy Chase, and Dr. Knobloch (President of Union of Concerned
Scientists). The statement they all signed says:

"The world's scientists are in agreement: climate change is real,
and we are largely responsible. America's religious institutions,
corporations, environmental and political leaders are in agreement – we
must recognize our moral responsibility to be good stewards of the
Earth today and for all future generations.

Out of this sense of responsibility, we call on our country to take
immediate action to address climate change. Join us in partnering with
the producers of the new film The Great Warming, as we launch our awareness campaign and call to action."

A significant part of the "awareness campaign" will involved a
Christian radio ad campaign to coincide with the national release of
the movie on Nov 3 in selected theaters.
The movie, which is an independent effort without any big production
backing, will have a wider initial release than Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth.
Regal Cinema decided to take a chance on the film because of a massive
email and letter writing campaign by people (mostly in the faith
community) who had seen the movie screened in churches and through
house parties.

As I have said in previous posts,
this is a great issue for Democrats and a unique opportunity for
bridge-building with the evangelical community. Therefore, the more
attention this issue gets, the better. So please consider joining the Call to Action.
Get your church involved. And if there is a theater near you that is
premiering the movie, grab a few friends and go see it opening
weekend. It's a great movie and a good cause.

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