We Need More and Better Climate Preaching

Religious Americans are more likely to believe the Earth is sacred and God commands us to care for nature, but very religious Americans are decidedly less likely to believe in or care about the climate crisis. In a Pew Center study surveying over 10,000 Americans 74% of believers affirm the earth is sacred, and 80% agree “God gave humans a duty to protect and care for the Earth.” But “highly religious Americans are far less likely than other U.S. adults to express concern about warming temperatures around the globe” or to believe climate change is happening or caused by human action.