Evangelical Christian climate activists have long found inspiration in Leviticus 26, an Old Testament passage that promised “rain in its season” if followers kept God’s commandments.
But across much of the world today, the rains are no longer seasonal, experts say. Droughts and floods are worsening. Food systems are collapsing, and tens of millions of the world’s poorest people face risk of famine.
Such times call for sustained climate action, said Christian faith leaders who gathered Wednesday on Capitol Hill for a briefing that showed there is a commitment among some evangelicals to adapt to global warming.
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Galen Carey was one of them.
