Does this mean they will stop breathing?
Via Faith And Leadership:
Katharina Wilkins still passes on things like alcohol and Facebook during the season of Lent, but what’s really important to her is giving up needless car rides and investment in fossil fuels. That’s because, for the third year in a row, Wilkins is participating in the annual Ecumenical Lenten Carbon Fast.
“I have done Lent before, but in comparison, there’s so much more sense of purpose now,” said Wilkins, a member of the Congregational Church of Weston, Mass. “It certainly is still an exercise in self-discipline in many ways, but somehow it fits better into a bigger picture.”
The Carbon Fast was started in 2011 by New England Regional Environmental Ministries (NEREM), which describes itself as “a loosely affiliated group of Christian environmental activists from throughout New England.”
It asks Christians to deepen their commitment to the fight against climate change between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday.
Participants receive a daily email with suggestions for reducing activities that emit carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases, advocating for change, and connecting with the broader climate movement. This year’s Carbon Fast has 3,800 participants by email and 2,350 via Facebook from at least 34 countries.
Traditionalists may dismiss the Carbon Fast as a quirky way for liberals to rebrand the church, but its organizers believe that Christians have a deep, biblical obligation to care for God’s creation. […]
At first, the Carbon Fast was little different. That started to change in its second year, when organizers added two entries per day — one for individuals and the other for congregations.
They also started encouraging participants within congregations to form discussion groups and added more entries aimed at getting participants involved in the broader climate movement.