Faith communities and hope are necessary when it comes to solving this issue according to BYU Professor of Ecology Ben Abbott, who described the consequences of inaction as 'genuinely biblical.'
Rev. Monica Dobbins stood at the podium, representing Utah's Unitarian Universalist congregations. She spoke of the principles that guide her community's spiritual practices; among them, justice, equity and respect.
"There's so many different streams that come in to make the Great Salt Lake, and to see all these different people from different streams of faith coming together, it's just a really beautiful thing that we can work together on something that really does impact all of us," Pastor AJ Bush said in an interview.
"The theme of interfaith collective action became really important," Seed said. "Faith leaders, and members of the faith community, are very good at expressing and inspiring hope, and also urgency." Rios Pacheco, a spiritual leader for the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, touched on how Shoshone spiritual practices heal this disconnect. He was the first speaker in the conference —
As a Creation Justice Church, Rev. Chelsea Page from Holladay United Church of Christ echoed this dedication to respect, saying that protective stewardship preserves spiritual and physical well-being.
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