A letter from 83 Indiana clergy has been delivered to Sen. Richard G. Lugar and Sen. Evan Bayh urging them to support legislature to combat global climate change.

The clergy from 26 towns and cities across Indiana represent the following faiths and denominations: Baptist, Catholic, Church of God, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Mennonite, Muslim, Presbyterian, Unitarian, United Church of Christ, United Methodist and Unity.  Members of Indianapolis Green Congregations, Bloomington-based Earth Care Indiana and the Interfaith Alliance Indianapolis collected the signatures.  The letters states, in part: “We recognize that you, as an elected official, are required to make difficult choices that have both positive and negative consequences.  The issue of climate change has not only economic and political consequences, but moral and ethical impacts as well.  We want to look back upon this era as a time when America’s leaders summoned the courage to act as stewards of Earth’s climate and to protect the world’s vulnerable poor.”  For more information, contact: Rev. Keith Dobyns, 765/914-2649, or Rev. Dennis Shock, 317/690-4412.
Reprinted from “Branches” EcoNews