I recently had an article published at Rooted about the Swedish 16 year old climate change activist. In the process of changing my email address I could not share it here but finally got logged in and can share it now.
Ever since Greta Thunberg made U.S. headlines in September speaking to the U.N. Climate Action Summit, I have wondered, What would Jesus say to Greta?
Greta is a 16-year-old Swedish girl who started acting on her climate change convictions just a little more than a year ago. Rather than start her school year in the classroom, she chose to spend her days in front of the Swedish parliament leading up to an early September election. Her School Strike for Climate along with an essay she wrote a few months earlier, led to invitations to speak at events across Europe and subsequently, around the world. She has called for Sweden and others to reduce their carbon emissions by 80% in the next decade.
This young woman has been recognized by many organizations globally and has received a number of awards. She has spoken to audiences around the world, a fact made even more striking given her Asperger’s diagnosis. In many ways I want to applaud the voice of a young person who has such incredible convictions. Yet she seems to have bought into a message that is devoid of a biblical worldview. Greta believes that humanity is facing an existential crisis due to climate change. In September she stated “People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction.”
So… I wonder what Jesus would say to Greta.
Read the rest at Rooted!
I hope to post some further thoughts after the holidays.
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