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Joshua Basofin
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About Joshua Basofin:
Joshua Basofin is Director of Climate Action at Parliament of the World’s Religions. Joshua has worked in the environmental field for over fifteen years as an attorney, advocate, sustainability expert, and writer. He started his career in roles with Environment Now and Defenders of Wildlife focusing on water policy and environmental conservation. Joshua later worked with businesses, local governments, and civil society to develop strategies for systemically reducing their environmental impact. He has advised organizations independently and on behalf of Beyond Business and Forum for the Future.
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The St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Cathedral and Parliament of the World’s Religions invite you to attend a lecture and dialogue about caring for our common home with the Rev. Dr. Joshstrom Isaac Kureethadam, SDB, The Vatican’s Coordinator of the Sector on “Ecology and Creation” and author of The Ten...
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Joshua Basofin replied 2 weeks ago Zoroastrianism and Ecology
- The material world has been created as a means to help humans progress. At the end of time, humanity must give it to Ahura Mazda in its original perfect form.
- All the creations on the earth are interconnected to each other, and need each other for survival. The faith demands that Zoroastrians love God as well as their fellow creatures.
- Zoroaster taught his followers to be constantly active in furthering creation, with each human being sharing responsibility for the its progress and prosperity.
- Humans have been given the responsibility to fight anything that is harmful to the very purpose of creation.
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Joshua Basofin replied 2 weeks ago Nature does not hurry.
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Joshua Basofin replied 2 weeks ago Shinto tradition acknowledges a deep debt to the blessing of nature and the spiritual power which brings about life, fertility, and prosperity. This life-giving power was called Musubi (divine power of growth), and perceived in all the workings of nature. Since the Japanese people felt the divine within nature, they came to hold the ideal of a life that was in harmony with and united with nature. Mountains peaks, deep valleys, and the wide ocean were viewed as dwellings for the divine, and other natural objects such as evergreen trees and huge rocks were considered to be symbols of divine spirits.
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Joshua Basofin replied 2 weeks ago From 'A Pagan Community Statement on the Environment', published Earth Day 2015:
Who we are
Paganism is a family of spiritual paths rooted in ancestral religions throughout the world and predating recorded history. As explained by the Pagan Federation, Paganism includes polytheistic and pantheistic nature-worshipping religions, and often includes deities of all genders, ancestor veneration, and celebrations in tune with our Earth. A full discussion of the many varieties of Paganism is beyond the scope of this statement, but we, the signatories, value life and the natural world as sacred. Thus, Pagan thought leads us to live in harmony with the rhythms of our great Earth.
Nature is sacred
We receive, acknowledge and embrace the sacred in and as nature, though our individual relationships with the natural world are diverse. We recognize that nature encompasses humanity and the planet, and that we are neither above nor separate from the rest of nature. We recognize the ancient wisdom that closeness to nature brings closeness among humanity and all living beings; and when we live as if we are separate from nature, we diminish our compassion for ourselves and for others. Therefore, we affirm the necessity of living sustainably as part of nature.
PWR's Climate Action Task Force gathered network leaders from across the faith-based climate action community on January 23 for a virtual webinar and workshop delving into climate communications and engagement. Presenters included recent 2018 Parliament of the World's Religions presenters Dr...
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