Climate change is a ‘matter of faith’, says ecumenical leader
World Council of Churches head Dr Samuel Kobia has called concerns about climate change “a matter of faith” and told the Christian faith community that it must be at the vanguard of the response.
In a visit this week to the New York headquarters of the global humanitarian agency Church World Service global humanitarian, Dr Kobia said, “We have seen that when we become careless the effect is what we are seeing now with global warming.
“I think as Christians we should be the ones to lead the way so that others then can follow because for us it is not just a matter of political or economic or ecological concern it is a matter of faith.”...