https://freerepublic.com/tag/ccpropagamda/ en-us Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:54:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3283936/posts The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is spending $84,000 to study how churches can be used to combat climate change. A taxpayer-funded graduate fellowship at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is examining 17 faith-based institutions that have implemented "sustainability initiatives" in the hopes of developing workshops to teach pastors and other religious leaders how to change the behaviors of their congregants. "Climate change-which affects traditional faith-based efforts to improve human health, mitigate poverty and redress social inequity-is inspiring religious organizations to advocate for clean air and water, restore ecosystems, and conserve resources," a grant for the project, which began... FOX News https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3283936/posts#comment Tue, 28 Apr 2015 13:54:05 GMT