Today has seen me opening an eco-conference at Bradford Cathedral with Dave Bookless (of A Rocha) speaking on God’s Word on God’s World – Living as Green Disciples. I couldn’t stay for the whole gig as I am meeting Asian Christians later to talk about persecution, Pakistan and related matters.
But, today there are more scary stories about the melting of the ice caps and the dangers this poses. Damian Carrington concludes:
Decades from now, will today’s record sea ice low be seen as the moment when our Earthly paradise gave up the ghost and entered a hellish new era? I sincerely hope not, but with this global distress signal failing to attract attention, I fear the worst.
Bruce Cockburn (any excuse to bang on about him) was asking similar questions for the last forty years, but here’s one of his enduring best:
September 15, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Nick, we had the treat of a Q & A with Bruce followed by an acoustic set at Greenbelt. I was thinking how much you’d have loved it. He was on great form!
Andy
September 19, 2012 at 10:44 am
I recall Graham Carey – who said this to anyone who would hear for years at Diocesan Synod. My own reading of the situation based on 25 years watching the available evidence suggests we passed the point of no return ten or so years ago. The current rapid melts are only evidence that we are already accelerating towards . . . well it won’t be pretty
September 23, 2012 at 10:19 pm
Please do keep banging on about climate issues and Bruce Cockburn. I agree with Andy Walton that he was on good form at Greenbelt — and he played this song, much to our delight.