I am so grateful that we have finally arrived at mid-term election day in the United States. You will know that watching American TV stations means endless ads in which opponents slag each other without mercy. And we thought we were mean in our political advertising!
I'm intrigued by a series of ads inviting voters to consider environmental issues as they enter the booth today. I've never seen anything like this in Canada, but wouldn't it be a good reminder? Maybe we have been cowed into submission, convinced that we will all suffer if we hold our governments to account on earthcare.
I'm proud to say that the United Church and organizations such as Kairos have tried to include Creation Care on the political agenda. I know that Green Party leader Elizabeth May is a Christian and connects her political and religious sensibilities, but she has to be cautious in doing so as the leader of a political party in this country. Sometimes though, it all seems to be whistling into a rather toxic breeze.
Hey, Jesus called us to be faithful, not necessarily successful. Maybe the recent international reports on the state of the global environment and the effects of climate change will raise awareness and stir us to political action. Maybe.
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