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Netflix's 'Messiah' is not my Jesus
… important mission. When people must evacuate the coastline of Florida, he says "God wants the flood." Really? And when his personally selected spokeswoman relays his message, it is: "If you are with him, you will be delivered. If you're not, you'll be taken by tornadoes. By floods. And swept into the great wasteland." Nowhere do we get the sense that "At the sight of …
Catholic Scout councils not affected by bankruptcy case, chairman says
… an attempt to work out a compensation plan in response to hundreds of sex-abuse lawsuits. The flood of cases involves several thousand men who claim to have been abused as scouts by …
I want to see
… known by sound, feel and smell but never knew what they looked like. His imagination is being flooded with connections as he puts names to objects, fragments of sensation into a whole new …
Australian believers' response to bushfires only the beginning
… is now out. The downpours in Sydney were the heaviest in 30 years earlier this month, causing flooding. Farmers in the wet areas are euphoric that the long drought could be breaking, …
What is the relationship between the military and the environment?
… released a report that two-thirds of the U.S. military's installations were threatened by flooding, drought and wildfires driven by climate change. The report added that these estimates …
Book review: Researcher interviews struggling pornography users
… with a smartphone." It turns out that the one group of religious people most affected by this flood may be those who identify as evangelical, or conservative, Protestants, a group that, prior …
A day for environmentalist Judaism
… version of Judeo-Christian anthropocentrism. Addressing the biblical account of Noah's flood, Tractate Sanhedrin (108a) of the Babylonian Talmud asks , "If man sinned, in what way did …
Planning for Climate Change and Creating Resilient Yards
… more erratic right before our eyes. From fires in Australia and hurricanes in the Atlantic, to flooding at home, climate change is finally starting to get the attention it deserves. Many …
As climate change worsens, so does our grief and distress
… who had to flee one of the infernos in California or Australia, or survivors of cyclones or floods . But another form of climate stress is emerging. In her recent essay, " Under the Weather … dumped millions of dollars into aid for Australia, and koala conservation agencies have been flooded with volunteers. The compassion is there, but only after the fact, when the suffering …
Science On Tap: River Stresses & Solutions with the Nature Conservancy
… impervious surfaces in urbanized areas and changes in rainfall intensity leading to dangerous floods and poor water quality. How can conservation and nature-based solutuions protect these …
Iowa caucus may belong to the most dedicated
… and was happy Democratic candidates have begun to really address the latter. "We've had flooding in Iowa how many years? … Whether you call it global warming, climate change or what, …
Bangladesh says once-submerged island ready for Rohingya
… from crowded and squalid camps on the country's border with Myanmar, officials said Jan. 16. Flood protection embankments, houses, hospitals and mosques have been built on Bhasan Char, or …
Young Catholic uses radio to press for climate action in Nigeria
… started in 2014, when he visited communities in South East Nigeria that witnessed damaging flooding some months earlier. He had received a report about the effect of flooding in the communities. More than 1,000 people were displaced. The government promised to … middle of the night, cuddling her 2-year-old baby, when she found out that her room had been flooded. With her wrapper girdled around her waist, she held her baby firmly at her back and …
Our baptisms
… God speaks over the watery wastes to bring forth the world. Then, the receding waters of the flood when a dove appears to signal a new beginning for the world in peace. Then, the waters of …
Twin inconvenient truths: nuclear arms and climate change
… climate deterioration means warmer, rising oceans. The Union of Concerned Scientists predicts flooding and abandonment of major naval bases along the U.S. East and Gulf coasts by 2050. The …
Copy Desk Daily, Jan. 7, 2020
… and climate change). Disasters in the news: Church workers join aid distribution after Jakarta floods leave 60 dead Australian Catholics seek prayers as fires continue in four states A …
Defending her village, consecrated woman lost everything but stopped a dam
… in 2002, when a letter arrived saying the government was planning to build a dam that would flood the isolated little village, a project aimed at providing water for the city of …
Church workers join aid distribution after Jakarta floods leave 60 dead
… (Karina) has joined the Jakarta Archdiocese in distributing aid to people hard hit by floods that have killed dozens of people in and around Indonesia's capital. Ucanews.org reported the floods are considered among the worst to have hit the Indonesian capital and its suburbs since … According to the National Disaster Management Agency, at least 60 people have died because of floods and landslides in Jakarta, West Java and Banten provinces, while more than 90,000 people …
EarthBeat Weekly: Stepping into the new year with hope -- and a question
… busy year. At its best, journalism helps make sense of what would be an otherwise overwhelming flood of information. One of the biggest boosts to accomplishing that in the digital era is the …
Closer to the world: A bicycle for Gary
… Gary Moos … I was fishing in the Potomac River when the flash floods hit . Driving home, the rising waters swamped our 2005 Toyota and totaled it. According to … maps, my ten-minute fishing commute was about to become four minutes longer. In fact, that flood added so much more. We went car-less, and I got a bike. Now, my trips to the pier include … without the metal and glass cage I used to drive. Columbia engineering researchers say flash floods are on the rise due to climate change and various human influences . That sounds right to …