Thank you, Karen. The below Islamic news/attachment ARE encouraging. What have we heard from Christians other than Roman Catholics--from whom we¹ve heard much via the Pope¹s encyclical and his US Congress and United Nations talks? What have we heard from other religious bodies/groups? John and Lynda Cock On 10/13/15, 3:58 PM, "Karen Snyder via OE" <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

Recently I have found it difficult to keep up with good news re climate change.

For example, in August I read that Islamic leaders representing 20 nations wrote the ³Islamic Call to Action on Climate Change² (http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/aug/18/islamic-leaders-issue- bold-call-rapid-phase-out-fossil-fuels). Attached is a one page Œsummary¹ of the declaration with the declaration itself following.

As I went to email this to you, I discovered that October 8-9 was the 6th Islamic Conference of Environmental Ministers, who also issued a declaration. I have not yet seen it; but my guess is that it is built upon the attached declaration.

The declaration attached is short, clear and practical. I find myself hope-filled knowing that the faith community is now responding so dramatically with the Catholic church (with the Pope¹s encyclical) and Islamic community (with this declaration) calling for rapid local and global responses. I will be interested in your reflections on this.

Peace,

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