Lutheran Bishop Testifies Before House Subcommittee on Climate Change

WASHINGTON (ELCA) - The Rev. Callon W. Holloway Jr., bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Southern Ohio Synod, Columbus, was one of seven witnesses who testified before the U.S. House Energy and Environment Subcommittee on March 25 in a congressional hearing, "Preparing for Climate Change:
Adaptation Polities and Programs."
Holloway said that the United States "must acknowledge its role and moral responsibility" in the global climate change crisis and "commit to providing substantial financial support reaching between $7 billion and $21.5 billion a year by 2030 and further increasing over time."
"For many people of faith, the conviction to be good stewards of the earth is grounded in God's command in Genesis to keep and till the earth," Holloway said. "We do not view the riches of our earth simply as material to be exploited, but rather as treasure we are called to protect, preserve and utilize in sustainable ways for the well-being of God's people and God's creation."

The full text of the "Climate Fairness Agenda: A Religious Call to Address Global Climate Change and Poverty" is at http://tinyurl.com/cbmlos on the Web.