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Lights Out: Vatican Observes ‘Earth Hour’ of Darkness Against Climate Change
breitbart.com ^ | 3/28/2021 | Thomas D Williams

Posted on 03/28/2021 1:42:16 PM PDT by rktman

The Vatican extinguished the lights of the dome and the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica for an hour on Saturday night in commemoration of “Earth Hour 2021.”

From 8:30pm to 9:30pm the iconic basilica was darkened as a symbolic gesture against climate change, joining monuments of cities across the globe that turned off their lights as well. Vatican News reported that the act was performed “to demonstrate the serious global climate crisis.”

Earth Hour is an initiative launched by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2007 to call attention to the gravity of the “climate crisis” by symbolically abstaining from the use of energy for an hour. It began in Sydney, Australia, but quickly spread all over the globe and now each year more than 10,000 landmarks and monuments switch off their lights.

Vatican News noted that Earth Hour is billed as the “largest global mobilisation against climate change” and is intended to “unite citizens, institutions and businesses in a common desire to give the world a sustainable future and to overcome the challenge of climate change.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: chat; climageddon; darkness; ecowankers
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Based on what's been coming out of the Vatican in the past couple years, I think the lights have been out for more than an hour last night. Sadly, I missed the opportunity to fire up all the lights in the house. But I did burn some fuel and power in other ways. Just doing my part so we don't end up glaciated.
1 posted on 03/28/2021 1:42:17 PM PDT by rktman
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Darn, I missed it, I usually turn on every light to celebrate human ingenuity against the darkness of ignorance.


2 posted on 03/28/2021 1:46:12 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents)(Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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3 posted on 03/28/2021 1:47:08 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (White and Super Straight)
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The lights went out at the Vatican when this communist anti-Pope moved in.


4 posted on 03/28/2021 1:47:32 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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And how exactly will that eight hours of darkness combat “climate change?”


5 posted on 03/28/2021 1:48:58 PM PDT by Fungi
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This is great news..All souls have been saved and going to heaven,soooo Frankie is filling his time in other ways....


6 posted on 03/28/2021 1:51:10 PM PDT by Hambone 1934 (When will the dems turn the US into Venezuela????)
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Why don’t they try “Earth Day” or “Earth Month” and see what it really was like living in the 1600s? A full “Earth Year” would be even better.

The invention of power from heat over the past 250 years is one of mankind’s greatest achievements. It raised the standard of living of ordinary people far past what ancient kings and royalty enjoyed.

I hate these virtue signaling bastards.


7 posted on 03/28/2021 1:52:31 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (The Weak Never Started, The Cowards fail along the way, Only the Strong Survive)
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The vatican had better start shining some light on the world instead of going crazy over this climate change bs.


8 posted on 03/28/2021 1:54:48 PM PDT by I want the USA back (The nation is in the grips of incurable hysterical insanity, as usual.)
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This Marxist pope does not seem to have any faith in God at all.

9 posted on 03/28/2021 1:56:51 PM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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"The 'red hour' marked the beginning of the festival on Beta III, during the governance of Landru. ("The Return of the Archons")"
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Red_hour

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"The U.S.S. Enterprise is investigating Beta III, where the U.S.S. Archon disappeared over 100 years before.

When the landing party exhibits strange behavior, Kirk sends another party down to investigate. They find the culture on Beta III is quiescent, with no creative tendencies. The entire culture is controlled by a group of 'lawgivers' known as "The Body" which is, in turn, controlled by the omniscient Landru. The inhabitants change from normal, peaceful people to a violent mob at the coming of the Red Hour. This 'Festival' is the society's only outlet for the tyrannical hold that Landru has over them at all other times."


"Landru"

Title: "The Return of the Archons"
Production: 022
Season: 1 Episode: 21
DVD Disc: 6
Air Date: 02.09.1967
Stardate: 3156.2

Star Trek: Episodes: The Return of the Archons:
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/TOS/episode/68704.html






10 posted on 03/28/2021 1:57:20 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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The Vatican might once have been the House of the Lord. Alas, no more.

Francis the Usurper sits on the Throne. He is not God’s Messenger. He is God’s adversary, just one in a Legion of such minor demons.


11 posted on 03/28/2021 2:01:08 PM PDT by Quentin Quarantino
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We must hurry, Spock. It's almost commie Earth Hour. All Hell will soon be breaking loose. Fires, looting, assaults...
12 posted on 03/28/2021 2:01:32 PM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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Imho, you go nowhere without a phaser or 40 watt plasma rifle these days.

5.56mm


13 posted on 03/28/2021 2:02:29 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
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The Pope. Doing everything he can to save a world God is soon to destroy. What an utter fool.


14 posted on 03/28/2021 2:02:38 PM PDT by vespa300
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We started everything we have gas or diesel: truck, SUV, Harley, side by side, tractor, weedeater, backpack leaf blower, chainsaw and log splitter.

Drank beer and had a nice wood burning fire listening to all the muffler harmony.

To climate change... Long may it change.


15 posted on 03/28/2021 2:04:03 PM PDT by maddog55 ((the only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!))
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The Pope is a moron.


16 posted on 03/28/2021 2:04:52 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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So the Pope thinks man can destroy God’s Creation? M’kay.


17 posted on 03/28/2021 2:05:04 PM PDT by PROCON (Our rights do not come from government, therefore they cannot take them away.)
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I wanted some pictures of dark smoke against a full moon. I had a pile of tires to burn. The clouds came in and ruined the shot. Burnt the tires anyway.
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18 posted on 03/28/2021 2:08:23 PM PDT by Starstruck ( Since I'm old I don't whether I'm senile or brilliant. Or happily both.)
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Given the present Pope, we need a “candles out” against religion change.


19 posted on 03/28/2021 2:10:48 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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20 posted on 03/28/2021 2:20:54 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true, I have no proof, but they're true !)
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